Evidence of Maskelyne Alcock, Esq., Magistrate, Substantial farmer, on Cultivation of Furze for Horses in Bandon 1844.
Alcock Estate:
http://landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=3001
https://durrushistory.com/2014/09/15/pounding-the-furze-for-the-mare-in-foal/