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    1. Clothing, Colors, early Ireland
    2. william flanagan
    3. From: "Stem of The Irish Nation" by John O'Hart, vol 1, p 352. # 41. Tigernmast: 13th Monarh of Ireland, reigned 55 to 77 years. This King, made the law that each grade in society should be known by the number of colours in their wearing apparel.; The clothes of a slave should be One color. , Those of a soldier, Two colours. The dress of a commanding Officer to be Three colours. A Gentleman's dress, who kept a table for the free entertainment of strangers, to be Four colours. Five colours to be allowed to the nobility ( the chiefs). The King, Queen, an Royal Family, as well as the Druids, historians, , anad othr learned men to wear Six colours. This King died 1543 BC on teh Eve of November 1st.

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