Hard drive crashed, data was recovered! How do I recreate my iPhoto library?

My external hard drive crashed but all my data was recovered. All the iPhoto library stuff is in a folder but I'm not sure if I should just copy it all into a new library...or what. If not, how do I figure out which are the photo files and what is not needed.
Thank you!

Drop the folder you recovered onto the iPhoto icon in the Dock. If iPhoto opens and you see your library then you've dodged a bullet. If iPhoto doesn't open then you'll have to start over with a new library.
Launch iPhoto with the Option key depressed and select the option to create a new library. Then open the recovered folder and drag the Masters folder (if there is one) or the Originals folder into the open iPhoto window.
This will create a new library with the same events as your old one.
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