batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l16754-l16892
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-tain-bo-cualnge-dunn-gutenberg-l16754-l16892
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
passage_locator:
label: THE ADVENTURES OF CUROI SON OF DARE FOLLOW NOW / THE REPEATED WARNING OF
SUALTAIM / XXVII / XXVIII; lines 16754-16892
start: '16754'
end: '16892'
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: The passage is a glossary of Irish place-names, peoples, and named figures,
giving modern identifications or brief descriptions. It includes rivers, mountains,
political or burial centers, supernatural peoples, teachers of Cuchulain and Ferdiad,
kinship identifications, and fabled lands.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage identifies numerous rivers, streams, waves, and watery locations
by name and location.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage identifies several named mountains or mountain ranges and gives
their modern or county locations.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Scathach is described as an Amazon dwelling in Alba who taught Cuchulain and
Ferdiad warlike feats.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Uathach is described as one of three women-teachers of Cuchulain and Ferdiad.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Sencha macAilella is described as the wise counsellor and judge of the Ulstermen.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Setanta is identified as the real name of Cuchulain.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Sualtaim Sidech is identified as the human father of Cuchulain.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Sid are glossed as terrene gods, and the Tuatha De Danann are glossed as the
divine tribes of Danu and gods of the Irish Olympus.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Tir na Sorcha is described as a fabled land ruled by Manannan, and Tir Tairngire
is glossed as the Land of Promise.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Temair is identified as Tara, the seat of the High King of Ireland.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Taltiu is described as one of the chief places of assembly and burial of the
Ulstermen.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Usnech and Uthechar are identified through father-child relationships with
other named figures.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Scathach
description: Amazon dwelling in Alba who taught Cuchulain and Ferdiad warlike feats.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Cuchulain
description: Hero referenced as a pupil of Scathach and Uathach, as the bearer of
the real name Setanta, and as son of Sualtaim Sidech.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ferdiad
description: Figure referenced as taught warlike feats by Scathach and as a pupil
of women-teachers including Uathach.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Uathach
description: One of the three women-teachers of Cuchulain and Ferdiad.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sencha macAilella
description: Wise counsellor and judge of the Ulstermen.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Ulstermen
description: Group for whom Sencha macAilella is counsellor and judge; also associated
with assembly and burial at Taltiu.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Sualtaim Sidech
description: Human father of Cuchulain.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Sid
description: Terrene gods.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Tuatha De Danann
description: The Tribes divine of Danu, described as gods of the Irish Olympus.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Manannan
description: Ruler of Tir na Sorcha.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: High King of Ireland
description: Royal office associated with Temair/Tara as its seat.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Usnech
description: Father of Noisi, Annle and Ardan.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Uthechar
description: Father of Celtchar and Menn.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
roles:
- id: role:1
label: martial teacher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:4
basis: Scathach taught Cuchulain and Ferdiad warlike feats; Uathach is one of their
women-teachers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: pupil in warlike feats
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Cuchulain and Ferdiad are named as those taught by Scathach and associated
with women-teachers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: wise counsellor and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Sencha macAilella is explicitly described as wise counsellor and judge of
the Ulstermen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: father
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:12
- fig:13
basis: The glossary identifies Sualtaim Sidech, Usnech, and Uthechar as fathers
of named figures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:12
- id: role:5
label: divine beings
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: Sid and Tuatha De Danann are glossed as gods or divine tribes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: named identity
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Setanta is identified as the real name of Cuchulain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: ruler of fabled land
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Manannan is named as ruler of Tir na Sorcha.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: royal office
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Temair/Tara is described as the seat of the High King of Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: rivers and watery places
literal_form: Rinn, Sas, Sinann, Siuir, Tadg, Telamet, Umansruth, and named waves
or surges such as Tonn Clidna, Tonn Rudraige, and Tonn Tuage Inbir
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: mountains and ranges
literal_form: Sliab Betha, Sliab Culinn, Sliab Fuait, Sliab Mis, Sliab Moduirn,
and Suide Lagen/Mount Leinster
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: fabled land
literal_form: Tir na Sorcha, a fabled land ruled by Manannan
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:4
label: Land of Promise
literal_form: Tir Tairngire, glossed as the Land of Promise
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: royal seat
literal_form: Temair/Tara, seat of the High King of Ireland
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:6
label: assembly and burial place
literal_form: Taltiu/Teltown, one of the chief places of assembly and burial of
the Ulstermen
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: heroic martial instruction by women-teachers
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: The glossary states that Scathach taught Cuchulain and Ferdiad warlike feats
and that Uathach was one of three women-teachers of the same figures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The supplied passage is a glossary, not a narrative of training or initiation;
the motif identification is based only on role descriptions.
- id: motif:2
label: fabled promised land under supernatural rulership
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage names Tir na Sorcha as a fabled land ruled by Manannan and glosses
Tir Tairngire as the Land of Promise.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: low
cautions: The glossary does not describe travel to, origin of, or function of these
lands; no afterlife or quest function is explicitly stated.
- id: motif:3
label: royal center as seat of kingship
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Temair/Tara is identified as the seat of the High King of Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: low
cautions: The passage gives a place-name gloss only and does not narrate royal legitimation
or enthronement.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: 'The glossary lists multiple waters: Rinn, Sas, Tadg, Telamet,
and Umansruth as rivers or streams in Murthemne/Conalle Murthemni; Sinann as the
Shannon; Siuir as the Suir; and Tonn Clidna, Tonn Rudraige, and Tonn Tuage Inbir
as named surges, waves, or coastal waters.'
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: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: The glossary identifies mountains and ranges including Sliab Betha,
Sliab Culinn, Sliab Fuait, Sliab Mis, Sliab Moduirn, and Suide Lagen/Mount Leinster,
with county or regional locations.
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: quote
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: "“Scathach: the Amazon dwelling in Alba who taught Cuchulain and
Ferdiad their warlike feats”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: "“Uathach: one of the three women-teachers of Cuchulain and Ferdiad”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: "“Sencha macAilella: the wise counsellor and judge of the Ulstermen”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: "“Setanta: the real name of Cuchulain”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: "“Sualtaim (or, Sualtach) Sidech: the human father of Cuchulain”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: The glossary defines Sid as terrene gods and the Tuatha De Danann
as the divine tribes of Danu, gods of the Irish Olympus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: The glossary describes Tir na Sorcha as a fabled land ruled over
by Manannan and glosses Tir Tairngire as “the Land of Promise.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized with short quoted phrase.
- id: ev:10
type: quote
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: "“Temair: Tara, the seat of the High King of Ireland, near Navan,
in the County Meath”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: Taltiu is identified as Teltown in County Meath and as one of
the chief places of assembly and burial of the Ulstermen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 16754-16892
quote_or_summary: Usnech is identified as father of Noisi, Annle and Ardan; Uthechar
is identified as father of Celtchar and Menn.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/tain-bo-cualnge-dunn.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The supplied text is a glossary, so literal extraction of names, places,
and relationships is relatively secure, but motif candidates are weak because
no narrative action is provided.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself make comparative claims or narrate a motif parallel.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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