• Origin of slaves. A1657
• Origin of the Fir Bolg ("Men of the Sacks"); so-called because as slaves they were forced to carry earth in sacks (builg). A1657.2
• Tabus of slaves. C561
• Magic object furnishes slaves (subjects). (Cf. D1025.8.) D1476
• Magic calabash furnishes slaves. (Cf. D965.2.) D1476.1
• Magic egg furnishes slaves (subjects for chief or king, etc.). (Cf. D1470.1.8.) D1476.2
• Magic basket (box) furnishes slaves. (Cf. D1171.11.) D1476.3
• Tools sharpened through power of saint. Slaves forced to hew down yew tree with dull tools: hands bleed. (Cf. H1110, P170.) D2199.2
• Has never died yet. Slave (workman) recommended to master whose recent slaves have died: "He has never died while I owned him." J1455
• Two fifteen-year old slaves ordered: fool brings one thirty years old. J2212.1
• Robbers enslaved. Youth told by two robbers to go to town and sell bracelet for each. He goes and offers to sell two slaves. Goes back with buyer and cries out "Did you say both?" "Yes." Youth is paid; robbers are enslaved. K437.5
• Compassionate executioners. Slaves charged with killing (drowning) the infant heroine are touched by her "laughing smile" and put her in a calfshed (hollow tree), where she is found by cowherds, who rear her. K512.0.1
• Slaves ordered married discover they are brother and sister. N734.1
• King never touches earth: carried always by slaves. P14.5
• Slaves. P170
• Female slaves. (Cf. P173.1.) P170.0.1
• Female slaves as medium of exchange (unit of value). P170.0.1.1
• Requirement that slaves given as tribute should not know Irish. P172
• Captive king's sons made slaves. P173
• Captives from battle sold as slaves. P173.3

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