The Triads of Connacht
The groups of three men that Ailill calls up from across Connacht and the rest of Ireland on the eve of the last battle.
Overview
On the eve of the battle Ailill chants, calling on Traigthrén to rise and summon the triads. Each group is named by a name and a place, such as the river or plain it comes from. The narrator then says these were all the men of Ireland left after Cúchulainn's earlier slaughter. The triads are collective figures, so the rows name the groups, not individual men.
Names in this list
| Name | Note |
|---|---|
| Three Conaires | From Sliab Mis. |
| Three Les | The three fair ones. From Luachair. |
| Three Meids | From Corpthe Loste. |
| Three Buidirs | From the river Buas. |
| Three Badbs | From the river Buaidnech. |
| Three Buaideltachs | From the river Berba. |
| Three Muredachs | From Marga. |
| Three Laegaires | From Lec Derg. |
| Three Suibnes | From the river Siuir. |
| Three Echtachs | From Ane. |
| Three Daels | From Eirc. |
| Three Damachs | From Derg Derc. |
| Three Bratruads | From Loch Rí. |
| Three Nelleths | From Loch Eirne. |
| Three Bresals | From Bodg. |
| Three Amalgads | From Ai. |
| Three Fiachras | From Nemain Wood. |
| Three Nechtas | From Muiresc Plain. |
| Three famous sons | From Es Ruaid. |
| Three Ruirechs | From Aigle. |
| Three Bruchurs | From the river Febrad. |
| Three Conalls | From Collamair. |
| Three Féics | From Finnabair. |
| Three Coirpres | From Cliu. |
| Three Maine Milscothachs | |
| Three Descertachs | From Drompa. |
| Three Fintans | From Femen Plain. |
| Three Rathachs | From Raigne Plain. |
| Three Eterscéls | From Eterbán. |
| Three Guaires | From Gabail. |
| Three Aeds | From Aidne. |
These men, in groups of three, were all the men of Ireland that survived the former slaughter by Cúchulainn.