Red Branch

plural noun

, Irish Legend.

the warriors of Conchobar, alienated from him after his treachery to Deirdre and Naoise.

On the morrow there was a great hasting of the Red Branch on the plain of the assemblies.

Even then Deirdre besought them not to enter the Red Branch: for she deemed now that of a certainty there was mischief afoot.

But the Knights of the Red Branch had misgivings of some evil design, and all remained silent.

The Red Branch Knights were all pagans; and besides, what they meant here by revenge was merely punishment for a great crime.

That proposal was not pleasing to Fergus, but it pleased the Red Branch, and they praised the wisdom of their king.

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