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Village in County Meath, Ireland

Village in Leinster, Ireland
Yellow Furze An Aitinn Bhuí
Village
Church of the Assumption, Yellow FurzeChurch of the Assumption, Yellow Furze
Yellow Furze is located in IrelandYellow FurzeYellow FurzeLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°40′N 6°34′W / 53.667°N 6.567°W / 53.667; -6.567
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Yellow Furze (Irish: an Aitinn Bhuí, meaning 'small yellow place') 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).

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.

Popular culture

The song "Yellow Furze Woman" appeared on Christy Moore's 1993 album King Puck.

See also

References

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Yellow Furze Cemetery
Places in County Meath
County town: Navan
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