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The gorse blooms pale

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The gorse blooms pale

Southland-born and raised Dan Davin (1913–1990) published these short stories, which drew on his experience growing up in a local Irish-Catholic family, in 1947. The book was reprinted by Otago University Press in 2007.

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David Grant, Southland region – Society and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/document/20140/the-gorse-blooms-pale (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.