batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l993-l1026
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l993-l1026
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: SPECIAL NOTE ON THE COMBAT AT THE FORD / GENERAL NOTES / THE COURTSHIP OF
ETAIN / INTRODUCTION; lines 993-1026
start: '993'
end: '1026'
translation: Heroic Romances of Ireland
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'Editorial introduction to the Courtship of Etain section: it compares
manuscript versions, identifies related sources, explains defects and supplied
insertions in the Leabhar na h-Uidhri version, notes an altered placement of a
poem, and states the order in which the translated materials are presented.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage states that the Egerton and Leabhar na h-Uidhri versions of the
Courtship of Etain have already been compared in the volume's general preface.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage states that eight pages of the Egerton version are compressed
into two pages in the Leabhar na h-Uidhri version.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The passage lists references to the Etain story in copies of the Dindshenchas
under the headings Rath Esa, Rath Croghan, and Bri Leith.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage names the Yellow Book of Lecan and the Book of Leinster as principal
manuscript authorities besides the two translated versions.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that the Leabhar na h-Uidhri version is defective at the
beginning and end, and that a torn-out column makes the description of the chess
match defective.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that three gaps have been filled by short passages enclosed
in square brackets.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The passage states that the conclusion of the tale is drawn partly from the
Dindshenchas of Rath Esa and partly from O'Curry's Manners and Customs.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The passage states that a poem on page 26 has been placed four pages earlier
than its manuscript position, following a suggestion by Windisch.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The passage states that three difficult lines in Leabhar na h-Uidhri were
not attempted, and that there are no other omissions or insertions except those
already noted.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The passage states that the Prologue from the Leabhar na h-Uidhri version
is placed first, followed by the Egerton version and then the Leabhar na h-Uidhri
version of the Courtship proper.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures: []
roles: []
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 993-999
quote_or_summary: The Egerton and Leabhar na h-Uidhri versions are compared; eight
Egerton pages are said to be compressed into two L.U. pages.
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: summary
locator: lines 999-1007
quote_or_summary: References to the Etain story occur in Dindshenchas copies under
Rath Esa, Rath Croghan, and Bri Leith; other manuscript authorities include the
Yellow Book of Lecan and the Book of Leinster.
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:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1008-1015
quote_or_summary: The L.U. version is defective at beginning and end, and a torn
column affects the chess match description; three gaps are supplied in square
brackets.
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: lines 1015-1019
quote_or_summary: The first two insertions are said to contain only matter supported
by allusions in the version; the conclusion is drawn partly from the Dindshenchas
of Rath Esa and partly from O'Curry's Manners and Customs.
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: lines 1020-1024
quote_or_summary: The only alteration noted is moving a poem earlier, following
Windisch; three difficult L.U. lines were not attempted, with no other omissions
or insertions except those noted.
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:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1024-1026
quote_or_summary: The Prologue from L.U. is placed first, then the longer Egerton
version, then the L.U. Courtship proper.
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: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is editorial and source-critical rather than narrative; no figures,
symbols, scenes, motifs, or comparative mythology claims are extracted.
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: |-
No motif extraction beyond textual observations because the passage contains manuscript and editorial notes rather than mythic narrative content.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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