Seanfhocal Archive:

Trí	ní is deacair a thuiscint:
¤	Intleacht na mban,
¤	Obair na mbeach,
¤	Teacht agus imeacht,
	na taoide.

Three	hardest things to understand:
¤	the intellect of women,
¤	the work of the bees,
¤	the coming and going
	of the tide.

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Note: This is our first triad, a usually rhythmical form of seanfhocal that revolves around the mystical number three. Ancient Celts revered the number three. There were three cornerstones of the Druid universe; the earth, the water, and the sky. Three spiral designs appear in Celtic iconography as triskels (An example is shown here on the left). St. Patrick reinforced the sacred character of the number three when he introduced the theological concept of the Holy Trinity to the Irish.

Trí

ní is deacair a thuiscint:

¤

Intleacht na mban,

¤

Obair na mbeach,

¤

Teacht agus imeacht,

na taoide.

Three

hardest things to understand:

¤

the intellect of women,

¤

the work of the bees,

¤

the coming and going

of the tide.