Irish Triads

Three candles that illumine every darkness:

truth, nature, knowledge.

Three things that run swiftest:

a stream of fire, a stream of water, and a stream of falsehood.

 
The three best friends and the three worst enemies:

fire, wind, and water.

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Irish Proverbs ~ The Irish Triad

The triad originated as a simple memory device. Before the Irish learned to read and write, laws, history, and lessons were often taught and memorized in this form.

http://www.compassrose.org/folklore/irish/Irish-Proverbs/irish-triad.html