The Triads of Ireland-

Three worst smiles-the smile of a wave,the smile of a loose woman,the grin of a dog ready to leap.

The Three wealths of fortunate people-a ready conveyance,ale without a habitation,a safeguard upon the road

Three sons whom chastity bears to wisdom-valour,generosity laughter.

Three entertainers of a gathering-a jester ,a juggler, a lap-dog.

Three things best for a chief-justice peace and an army.

Three worst things for a chief-sloth treachery,evil counsel.

The three things that ruin wisdom-ignornace,inaccurate knowledge,forgetfulness.

Three nurses of dignity-a fine figure a good memory,piety.

Three nurses of high spirits-pride,wooing,drunkenness.

Three dark things of the world-giving a thing into keeping,guaranteeing,fostering.

Three that are most difficult to talk to-a king about his booty,a Viking in his hauberk,a boor who's under patronage.

Three whose spirits are highest-a young scholar after having read his psalms,a youngster who has put on mans attire, a maiden who has been made a woman.

Three wealths in barren places-a well in a mountain,fire out of a stone, wealth in the possession of a hard man.

Three renovators of the world-the woman of a woman,a cows udder,a smiths moulding block.

Three concealments upon which forfeiture does not close-a wifes dowry,the food of a married couple a boys foster fee.

Three contracts that are reversed by the decision of a judge-the contracts of a woman,of a son,of a cotter.

Three that are incapable of special contracts-a son whose father is alive,a betrothed woman,the serf of a chief.

Three sons that do not share inheritance-a son begotten in a brake,the son of a slave,the son of a girl still wearing tresses.

Three chains by which evil propensity is bound-a covenant,a monastic rule,law.

The rocks to which lawful behavior is tied:A monastery,a chieftain,the family.

Three candles that illumine every darkness-truth,nature,knowledge.

Three things that constitute a king-A contract with other kings,the feast of Tara,abundance during his reign.

Three locks that lock up secrets-shame silence.closeness/

Three keys that unlock thoughts:drunkenness,trustfulness,love.

Three inheritances that are divided in the presence of heirs-the inheritance of a jester,of a madman and of an old man.

Three youthful sisters-desire,beauty,generosity.

Three aged sisters-Groaning,chastity,ugliness

Three well-bred sisters-constancy,well-spokenness,kindliness

Three Ill-bred sisters-fierceness,lustfulness,obduracy

Three sisters of good fortune-good breeding,liberality,mirth

Three sisters of good repute-dilligence,prudence,bountifulness

Three sisters of ill-repute-intertness,grudging,closefistedness

Three angry sisters-blasphemy,strife,foulmouthedness

Three irreverent sisters-usefulness,an easy bearing ,firmness

Three reverent sisters-usefulness,an easy bearing,firmness.

Three causes that do not die with neglect-the causes of an imbecile,and of oppression, and of ignorance

Three bloodsheds that need not be impunged-the bloodshed of battle,of jealousy,of mediating

Three cohabitations that do not pay a marriage-portion-taking her by force,outraging her without her knowledge through drunkenness,her being violated by a king.

Three that are not entitled to exemption-restoring a son, the tools of an artificer,hostageship

Three deposits that need not be returned-the deposits of an imbecile,and of a high dignitary,and a fixed deposit

Three dead ones that are paid for with living things-an apple-tree,a hazel bush,a sacred grove.

Three that neither swear nor are sworn-a woman,a son who does not support his father, a dumb person.

Three that are not entitled to u\renunciation of authority-a son and his father, a wife and her husband, a serf and his lord.

Thre who do not adjudicate though they are possessed of wisdom-a man who sues,a man who is being sued, a man who is bribed to give judgment

Three on whom acknowledgement does not fall in its time-death,ignorance,carelessnes.

Three maidens that bring hatred upon misfortune-talking,laziness,insincerity

Three maidens that bring love to good fortune-silence,diligence,sincerity.

Three hateful things in speech-stiffness,obscurity,a bad delivery.

Three Steadinesses of good womanhood-keeping a steady tongue,a steady chastity and a steady housewifery.

Three strayings of bad womanhood -letting her tongue and her housewifery go astray.

Three excellences of dress-elegance,comfort, lastingness

Three that are not entitled to sick-maintenance-a man who absconds from his chief,from his family,from a poet.