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The Red Branch (; alternatively, ) is the name of two of the three royal houses of the king of Ulster, Conchobar mac Nessa, at his capital Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh), in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. In modern retellings it is sometimes used as the name of an order of warriors, the Red Branch Knights. The names of two of Conchobar's houses can be translated as "Red Branch", as Old Irish had two words for "red": ''derg'', bright red, the colour of fresh blood, flame or gold; and ''ruad'', russet, used for the colour of dried blood and for red hair.〔''Dictionary of the Irish Language'', Compact Edition, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, 1990, pp. 204, 512〕 The ''Cróeb Ruad'' (modern Irish ''Craobh Rua'', "russet branch") was where the king sat;〔Whitley Stokes (ed. & trans.), "Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa", ''Ériu'' 4, 1910, pp. 18-38〕 its name has survived as the townland of Creeveroe in County Armagh. The ''Cróeb Derg'' (modern Irish ''Craobh Dearg'', "bright red branch") was where severed heads and other trophies of battle were kept. His third house was called the ''Téite Brec'' or "speckled hoard", where the heroes' weapons were stored.〔 ==Modern usage== The name ''Red Branch Knights'' was used by a loyalist paramilitary group from Northern Ireland in September 1992 to claim responsibility for incendiary devices and a blast bomb left in a Dublin-based bank in Newtownabbey. Statements were sent to the media threatening action against anyone with political or economic links with the Republic of Ireland. They are not known to have been responsible for any casualties during the Troubles.〔(Conflict Archive in Northern Ireland )〕 There are two known hurling teams sharing the name ''Craobh Rua''.〔(Belgium Hurling & Camogie Website )〕 in Brussels, Belgium, and Camlough in County Armagh. The name "Knights of the Red Branch" was also used by an Irish Catholic fraternal organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and San Francisco, California in the 19th and early to mid 20th centuries.〔Bernard Donahue, Obituary of Francis P. Donahue, ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', Sept. 20, 1911〕 The "(Red Branch Morris )" and "Ceoltori Creabh Rua" (Musicians of the Red Branch) are a traditional folk dancing team and their musicians. They first performed in 1972 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and continue to perform occasionally. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Branch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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