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The
triple spiral is one of the oldest Celtic
designs. It was in use from the 7th century BC
right up to the present. This particular one is
based on an enamelled escutcheon from around the
7th c AD.
It
is fashionable now to associate it with the
womanly triad of maiden, mother, crone, but in
ancient Ireland there were many triads, e.g:
"Three
hands that are the best in the world: the hand of
a good carpenter, the hand of a skilled woman,
and the hand of a good smith"
"Three
rude ones of the world: A youngster mocking one
who is old, a healthy person mocking an invalid,
a wise person mocking a fool."
"Three
things for which an enemy is loved: wealth,
beauty, worth. Three things for which a friend is
hated: encroaching, unfamiliarity,
fecklessness".
"Three
slender things that hold up the world: the
slender stream of milk from a cow's teat, the
slender blade of corn as it breaks the ground,
and the slender ."thread over the hand of a
skilled woman
"Three
things which justice demands: judgement, measure,
conscience. Three things which judgement demands:
wisdom, penetration, knowledge."
"Three
fair things that hide ugliness: good manners in
the ill-favoured, skill in a serf, wisdom in the
misshapen."
From
"The Triads of Ireland", translated by
Kuno Meyer. Read all of them here
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