batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l9702-l9723

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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l9702-l9723
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
  label: MORTALS / IMMORTALS / TAIN BO FRAICH / THE RAID FOR THE CATTLE OF FRAECH;
    lines 9702-9723
  start: '9702'
  end: '9723'
  translation: Heroic Romances of Ireland
  notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
    human review required.
canonical_text:
  quote: '"That night shall be thy marriage feast; / And thine our daughter''s hand."'
  summary: The parents instruct Fraech to pledge himself and fulfill an oath when
    the cattle of Cualgne are raided. They promise their daughter in marriage when
    the cattle reach their western land. Fraech accepts the oath and task, stays for
    a night of feasting, then departs with his comrades after bidding farewell to
    Ailill and Maev.
  language: English
  quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The parents ask Fraech to heed their daughter's word and pledge his troth
    to her.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The parents connect Fraech's oath with a future ride for the cattle of Cualgne.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: The parents promise that the night the cattle reach their western land will
    be Fraech's marriage feast and that their daughter's hand will be his.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:4
  text: Fraech answers that he will take the oath and perform the requested task.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:5
  text: Fraech remains through the night while feasting continues until morning.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:6
  text: Fraech departs homeward with his comrades after giving farewell to Ailill
    and Maev.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Fraech
  description: A man addressed by the parents; he accepts an oath and task, stays
    for the feast, and later departs with comrades.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: her parents
  description: The speakers who urge Fraech to pledge troth, redeem an oath, and promise
    him their daughter's hand after the cattle reach the western land.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: the daughter
  description: The daughter whose hand in marriage is promised to Fraech.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Cualgne's kine
  description: Cattle associated with Cualgne, mentioned as the object of a future
    ride and return to the western land.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Fraech's comrades
  description: Companions who accompany Fraech when he rides away homeward.
  role_refs:
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Ailill and Maev
  description: Named figures to whom Fraech gives farewell before leaving.
  role_refs:
  - role:8
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: oath-taker
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: Fraech explicitly says he will take the oath.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:2
  label: task-acceptor
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: Fraech says he will do the task asked of him.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:3
  label: marriage-condition speakers
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The parents set conditions involving an oath, cattle, and the daughter's
    hand.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: role:4
  label: promisers of bride
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: They say their daughter's hand will be Fraech's.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:5
  label: promised bride
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: The daughter's hand is promised to Fraech as part of the parents' speech.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:6
  label: raid-object
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: The cattle are the object involved in the future ride from the east to the
    western land.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: role:7
  label: departing companions
  assigned_to:
  - fig:5
  basis: They are with Fraech as he rides homeward.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: role:8
  label: farewell recipients
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  basis: Fraech gives Ailill and Maev an adieu before leaving.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: oath
  literal_form: Fraech's accepted oath to redeem the parents' demand in the cattle
    raid context.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:3
- id: sym:2
  label: cattle of Cualgne
  literal_form: Cualgne's kine, named as the cattle sought in the future ride and
    return.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:4
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: sym:3
  label: marriage feast
  literal_form: The feast promised for the night the cattle reach the western land.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:4
  label: daughter's hand
  literal_form: The parents' phrase for giving their daughter in marriage to Fraech.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Conditional marriage promise
  summary: The parents tell Fraech to pledge troth, redeem his oath during the cattle
    raid, and receive their daughter's hand when the cattle arrive in the western
    land.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: scene:2
  label: Acceptance of oath and task
  summary: Fraech answers that he will take the oath and perform the task asked of
    him.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: scene:3
  label: Feast and departure
  summary: Fraech stays through the night of feasting, then leaves homeward with his
    comrades after bidding farewell to Ailill and Maev.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: Bride promised in exchange for completing a task
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacred_exchange
  basis: The parents promise their daughter's hand and a marriage feast after Fraech
    fulfills the oath-linked cattle task.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage presents a social bargain and marriage condition; it does
    not explicitly frame the exchange as sacred or supernatural.
- id: motif:2
  label: Marriage conditioned on cattle raid success
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The marriage is explicitly set for the night the cattle from Cualgne reach
    the western land.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  confidence: high
  cautions: This is a passage-level narrative pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy
    category.
- id: motif:3
  label: Hero accepts oath-bound quest or task
  taxonomy_refs:
  - mystical_quest
  basis: Fraech accepts an oath and agrees to perform the task required by the parents.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: low
  cautions: The task is stated as a cattle-raid obligation; the passage does not describe
    a mystical journey or supernatural quest.
- id: motif:4
  label: Departure after feast
  taxonomy_refs:
  - departure
  basis: After staying through the night feast, Fraech rides homeward with his comrades.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage records a literal departure but gives limited narrative context
    for a larger departure motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: 9702-9706
  quote_or_summary: The parents tell Fraech to hear the woman's word, pledge troth,
    and redeem his oath when riding for Cualgne's cattle.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
  type: quote
  locator: 9710-9713
  quote_or_summary: '"That night shall be thy marriage feast; / And thine our daughter''s
    hand."'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:3
  type: quote
  locator: 9715-9716
  quote_or_summary: Fraech says he will take the oath and do the task asked of him.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
  type: summary
  locator: 9717-9718
  quote_or_summary: Fraech stays until morning while they feast through the night.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
  type: summary
  locator: 9719-9723
  quote_or_summary: Fraech rides homeward with his comrades and gives farewell to
    Ailill and Maev before leaving for their land.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: The literal extraction is straightforward. Motif candidates are limited because
    the passage gives only a short conditional marriage and departure episode, with
    little broader context in the supplied excerpt.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
  Used only the supplied passage and metadata. No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not support a specific external comparison.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg__l9702-l9723
  passage_sha256=366a0d59eb634bba301cd7280259933ab8639c74ce11c2eda5606ba8c6b6e05c