batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l13904-l14025
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l13904-l14025
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
passage_locator:
label: HERE FOLLOWETH ILIACH'S CLUMP-FIGHT / HERE NOW THE DEER-STALKING OF AMARGIN
IN TALTIU / THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING
OF SUALTAIM; lines 13904-14025
start: '13904'
end: '14025'
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: MacRoth reports successive armed companies arriving at the mound or hill
in Slane of Meath. Ailill asks Fergus to identify the leading warriors. Fergus
names Connud macMorna, Fedilmid son of Ilar Cetach of Cualnge, and Rochad son
of Fatheman, describing each by battle epithets, appearance, weapons, clothing,
and social ties.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A company of not fewer than thirty hundred comes to the mound in Slane of
Meath, led by a stout, wild-looking warrior with shield, spear, cloak, brooch,
kirtle, and sword.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ailill asks Fergus who the first leading warrior is, and Fergus identifies
him as Connud macMorna from the Callann in the north.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Another fair and notable company comes to the same mound with a noisy clash
of arms that startles the hosts already there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Ailill asks Fergus who the second leading man is, and Fergus identifies him
as Fedilmid son of Ilar Cetach of Cualnge from Ellonn in the north.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: A further battalion comes to the same hill in Slane of Meath, led by a handsome
warrior richly clothed and armed with shield, sword, spear, and throwing by-spear.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Ailill asks Fergus who the third leading man is, and Fergus identifies him
as Rochad son of Fatheman from Rigdonn in the north.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Fergus says Rochad is Ailill's son-in-law and has wedded Ailill's daughter
Finnabair without dower, marriage-gift, or bride-price.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: macRoth
description: Speaker who reports the arrival and appearance of the companies at
Slane of Meath.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ailill
description: Person who asks Fergus to identify the leading warriors; described
as father of Finnabair in the final exchange.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Fergus
description: Person who answers Ailill and identifies the warriors by name, origin,
qualities, and relationships.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Connud macMorna
description: Leading warrior of the first described company; from the Callann in
the north; characterized with battle epithets and armed with shield, spear, and
sword.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Fedilmid son of Ilar Cetach of Cualnge
description: Leading man of the second described company; from Ellonn in the north;
described as comely, noble, irresistible, and bearing trophies from other lands.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Rochad son of Fatheman
description: Leading warrior of the third described battalion; from Rigdonn in the
north; richly armed and clothed; identified as Ailill's son-in-law and Finnabair's
husband.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Finnabair
description: Ailill's daughter, named as the woman wedded by Rochad.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: successive armed companies
description: Three military groups arriving at the mound or hill in Slane of Meath,
each led by a prominent warrior.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: reporting speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: MacRoth continues and proceeds with descriptions of arriving companies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: questioner of identity
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ailill repeatedly asks Fergus who the leading warrior or man might be.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: identifier of warriors
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Fergus answers Ailill and names each leading figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: front-rank warrior or champion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Each named man is described as leading or standing in front of an arriving
company and is praised in martial terms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: son-in-law
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Fergus states that Rochad is Ailill's son-in-law.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: husband without bride-price in the passage account
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Fergus says Rochad wedded Finnabair without dower, marriage-gift, or bride-price.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: daughter and wife named in marriage relation
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Finnabair is named as Ailill's daughter and as the woman Rochad wedded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: father in marriage relation
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Fergus identifies Finnabair as Ailill's daughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: arriving military group
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The passage repeatedly describes companies or a battalion coming to Slane
of Meath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: red shield with silver rim
literal_form: A red, round shield with a hard-silver rim carried by Connud macMorna.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: salmon-shaped brooch
literal_form: A copper brooch shaped like a salmon on Connud's cloak.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: clash of arms
literal_form: The noise made by the second company as it approaches, startling earlier
hosts.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: many-coloured beast shield
literal_form: A curved shield with many-coloured figures of beasts in red gold and
hollows of silver, carried by Rochad.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: trophies from other lands
literal_form: Trophies associated with Fedilmid after destruction of enemies.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: weapons of the front-rank warriors
literal_form: Shields, spears, swords, and a throwing by-spear described as carried
by the leading warriors.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: First company and Connud identified
summary: MacRoth describes a large company arriving at Slane of Meath, led by a
wild, armed warrior. Ailill asks who he is, and Fergus names him Connud macMorna
from the north.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Second company and Fedilmid identified
summary: A fair and notable company comes with a clash of arms that startles the
hosts. Ailill asks for the leader's identity, and Fergus names Fedilmid from Ellonn
in the north, associating him with power, destruction of enemies, and trophies.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Third battalion and Rochad identified
summary: A battalion arrives led by a handsome, richly equipped warrior. Ailill
asks who he is, and Fergus names Rochad, then states Rochad's marriage tie to
Ailill's daughter Finnabair without dower or bride-price.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: successive arrival and cataloguing of warriors
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage repeats a sequence in which a company comes to Slane of Meath
and its leading warrior is described in detail.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level narrative pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy
motif family.
- id: motif:2
label: recognition of champion by knowledgeable witness
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ailill asks Fergus to identify each prominent newcomer, and Fergus names
the warrior and gives descriptive epithets or background.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supports the recognition pattern locally; no broader comparative
claim is made here.
- id: motif:3
label: warrior characterized through weapons, clothing, and bodily appearance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The leading warriors are identified through detailed descriptions of body,
hair, eyes, cloaks, brooches, shields, swords, and spears.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: Fedilmid's description emphasizes beauty and reputation more than a full
weapon catalogue in the provided excerpt.
- id: motif:4
label: marriage alliance without bride-price
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Fergus identifies Rochad as Ailill's son-in-law and says he wedded Finnabair
without dower, marriage-gift, or bride-price.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the social fact but does not explain its consequences
in this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 13904-13922
quote_or_summary: MacRoth describes another company at the mound in Slane of Meath,
not fewer than thirty hundred, led by a broad-headed, stout, wild, bull-like warrior
carrying a red shield, spear, copper salmon-shaped brooch, cloak, kirtle, and
sword.
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: 13922-13930
quote_or_summary: Ailill asks Fergus who the warrior is; Fergus answers with martial
epithets and identifies him as Connud macMorna from the Callann in the north.
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: 13934-13950
quote_or_summary: MacRoth reports another company at the same mound, fair and notable
in number, attendance, and apparel; its clash of arms at the approach startles
the hosts already present, and a comely noble man advances in front.
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: 13950-13968
quote_or_summary: Ailill asks Fergus who the man is; Fergus calls him a foe of all
others and an irresistible power, and identifies him as Fedilmid son of Ilar Cetach
of Cualnge from Ellonn in the north, with trophies from other lands.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 13979-14009
quote_or_summary: MacRoth describes a further battalion at the hill in Slane of
Meath, led by a very handsome warrior with red-yellow hair, bright eye, purple
cloak, gold brooch, royal silk tunic, decorated curved shield with beast figures,
gold-hilted sword, long spear, and throwing by-spear.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 14010-14018
quote_or_summary: Ailill asks Fergus who the man is; Fergus says he is half of a
battle, the dividing of combat, and the wild rage of a watchhound, then names
him Rochad son of Fatheman from Rigdonn in the north.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 14018-14025
quote_or_summary: Fergus states that Rochad is Ailill's son-in-law, having wedded
Ailill's daughter Finnabair without dower, marriage-gift, or bride-price.
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 repetitive and explicit about named warriors, equipment, and
identification exchanges. Motif labels are local descriptive candidates, not asserted
taxonomy matches. No comparison claims were added because the passage does not
itself support a broader 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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; available taxonomy refs were not applied because the excerpt does not clearly instantiate the listed motif families or literal symbol taxonomy items.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg__l13904-l14025
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