batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l12670-l12691
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l12670-l12691
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
passage_locator:
label: XXIII / HERE FOLLOWETH THE TOOTH-FIGHT OF FINTAN / THE RED-SHAME OF MENN
FOLLOWETH HERE / HERE FOLLOWETH THE ACCOUTREMENT OF THE CHARIOTEERS; lines 12670-12691
start: '12670'
end: '12691'
translation: The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Finnabair, daughter of Ailill and Medb, learns that many men of Erin have
fallen for her sake. Overcome by shame and disgrace, she dies and is buried at
the place named Finnabair Slebe. The men of Erin then call Rochad's battle a white
battle, because eight hundred brave warriors fell for him while Rochad himself
returned home safe, whole, and unstained by blood; hence the event is called the
White-fight of Rochad.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Finnabair is identified as the daughter of Ailill and Medb.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Finnabair receives news that many of the men of Erin have fallen for her sake
and on her account.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Finnabair's heart breaks in her breast through shame and disgrace, and she
dies.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The place where Finnabair fell, died, and was buried is named Finnabair Slebe,
glossed as Finnabair of the Mount.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The men of Erin state that eight hundred very brave warriors fell for Rochad
son of Fathemon and on his account.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Rochad son of Fathemon goes safely and whole to his own country and land,
without blood-shedding or reddening on him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The event is called the White-fight of Rochad.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Finnabair
description: Daughter of Ailill and Medb; dies from shame after learning that many
men of Erin fell for her sake.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ailill
description: Named as Finnabair's father.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Medb
description: Named as Finnabair's mother.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Men of Erin
description: Group whose members have fallen for Finnabair; later they comment on
Rochad's battle.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Rochad son of Fathemon
description: Warrior for whose sake eight hundred brave warriors fell; he returns
safe and unstained by blood.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Eight hundred brave warriors
description: Warriors said to have fallen for Rochad son of Fathemon and on his
account.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: daughter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Finnabair is explicitly called the daughter of Ailill and Medb.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: shame-stricken woman who dies
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Her heart breaks through shame and disgrace, and she dies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: parent of Finnabair
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Ailill and Medb are named as Finnabair's parents.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: fallen men
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Many men of Erin are said to have fallen for Finnabair's sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: collective speakers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The men of Erin speak about Rochad's battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: unstained survivor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Rochad returns safe and whole without blood-shedding or reddening on him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: fallen warriors
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Eight hundred brave warriors are said to have fallen for Rochad.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mount
literal_form: Finnabair Slebe, glossed as Finnabair of the Mount
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: white battle
literal_form: A battle called white because Rochad returns without blood-shedding
or reddening on him
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: heart breaking like a nut
literal_form: Finnabair's heart breaks in her breast even as a nut
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Finnabair learns of deaths and dies from shame
summary: Finnabair hears that many men of Erin have fallen for her sake; overcome
by shame and disgrace, she dies and is buried at the place called Finnabair Slebe.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: The White-fight of Rochad is explained
summary: The men of Erin describe Rochad's battle as white because eight hundred
brave warriors fell for him while he returned safe, whole, and unstained by blood.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: death from shame after others die on one's account
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finnabair dies through shame and disgrace after learning that many men of
Erin fell for her sake.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the immediate cause as shame and disgrace, without further
ritual or theological interpretation.
- id: motif:2
label: place-name origin from a death and burial
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The place where Finnabair fell, died, and was buried is said to bear the
name Finnabair Slebe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supplies an etiological naming statement but no broader mythic
explanation.
- id: motif:3
label: battle named by color from absence of blood on survivor
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The men of Erin call the battle white because many warriors fell for Rochad
while Rochad returned safe and without reddening from blood.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The color symbolism is explicitly linked to being unreddened, but the
passage does not develop a broader color-symbol system.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 12670-12673
quote_or_summary: Finnabair, daughter of Ailill and Medb, learns that a great number
of the men of Erin have fallen for her sake and on her account.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 12673-12675
quote_or_summary: Finnabair's heart breaks in her breast like a nut through shame
and disgrace; she falls, dies, and is buried at the place called Finnabair Slebe,
Finnabair of the Mount.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 12679-12685
quote_or_summary: The men of Erin say the battle is white for Rochad son of Fathemon
because eight hundred brave warriors fell for him, while he goes safe and whole
to his own country and land without blood-shedding or reddening on him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 12685-12686
quote_or_summary: The passage states that this is the White-fight of Rochad.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is brief and explicit about deaths, naming, and the explanation
of the White-fight. Motif labels are descriptive rather than tied to a formal
external taxonomy. No comparison claims are made because the passage itself does
not support cross-tradition comparison.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used.
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