Red Branch
Americanplural noun
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It is generally looked on as a bardic fable; but there is a townland close to Emania which is still called Creeve Roe, in correct orthography, Craobh Ruadh, which means Red Branch.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
Son of Dall, father of Deirdre, 196, 197; his feast to Conor and Red Branch heroes, 196, 197 Fer´amorc.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
Few believe that such an institution as the Red Branch Knights ever existed.
From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by T. O. Russell
But after a while he called to him a servant named Trendorn, and bade him go to the Red Branch House and mark who was there and what they did.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
The Arzur of Brittany is a mere echo in the Hebrides, and the name of Cuculain or the fame of the Red Branch has not reached the dunes of Armorica.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod
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