placenamesYellow Furze
An Aitinn Bhuí
The Church of the Assumption links a modern rebuilding project with the village’s older school and parish life.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Aitinn Bhuí · Irish · main form
- Yellow Furze · English · main form
Place & story
From the old church to the new
Ann Casey’s account of the church’s fortieth anniversary records that dismantling of the old building began on 31 March 1969. For two years, Mass was held in the old Yellow Furze School. Fehily Associates designed the replacement, and local contractor Ambrose Owens began construction in 1970. The new church opened for worship at Easter 1971 and was dedicated by Bishop John McCormack on 15 August. [2]
The belfry was initially left unfinished because funds were short. Renovation in 1991 completed it and replaced felt-based cladding with natural slate, alongside roof repairs. Casey identifies architect David Duignan and local builder Tommy Mulvany with this work, and artist Betty Newman Maguire with the landscaping. The church stands in Seneschalstown, within the locality served by Yellow Furze. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Meath
- Barony
- Duleek Lower
- Civil parish
- Painestown
- Within
- Dollardstown
- Within
- Seneschalstown
- Coordinates
- 53.67319, -6.57305
- Logainm ID
- 106137 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Yellow Furze. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Beauparc to mark 40 years of Church of the Assumption · Ann Casey
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-06-02. How this page was prepared.