Yellow Furze

Yellow Furze
an Aitinn Bhuí
Town

Church of the Assumption, Yellow Furze
Yellow Furze

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°40′N 6°34′W / 53.667°N 6.567°W / 53.667; -6.567Coordinates: 53°40′N 6°34′W / 53.667°N 6.567°W / 53.667; -6.567
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Meath
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Yellow Furze (Irish: an Aitinn Bhuí, meaning "small yellow place")[1] is a small village in County Meath, Ireland. It is located 5 km southwest of Slane, on the boundary between the townlands of Dollardstown (Baile an Dolardaigh) and Seneschalstown (Baile an tSeanascail).[1]

Yellow Furze is in the Catholic parish of Beauparc, which extends over an area on the south side of the River Boyne between Navan and Slane. The village church is the Church of the Assumption and there is a cemetery next to it.[2]

A song "The Lady from Yellow Furze" was recorded by Christy Moore on his 1993 album "King Puck".

See also

References

Yellow Furze NS National School http://www.yellowfurzens.ie

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