Red Branch

American  

plural noun

Irish Legend.

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

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Example Sentences

On landing in Ireland they were met by Baruch, a lord of the Red Branch, who had his dūn close by, and he bade Fergus to a feast he had prepared for him that night.

From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)

And his chief storyteller, Felimid, made a feast for the king and for the knights of the Red Branch; who all came to partake of it in his house.

From A Reading Book in Irish History by Joyce, P. W.

For Concobar and the Red Branch Knights, see note 15 farther on: and for much fuller information, see my "Social History of Ancient Ireland," vol. i, page 83; or the Smaller Soc.

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown

Then the king said:—"Go now to the Red Branch and bring me back tidings of Deirdre and of the Sons of Usna."

From A Reading Book in Irish History by Joyce, P. W.

Few believe that such an institution as the Red Branch Knights ever existed.

From Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland by Russell, T. O.