placenamesBallaghkeen South
An Bealach Caoin Theas
Lewis recorded an unusual find near the bog of Itty in Ballyhuskard parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Bealach Caoin Theas · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballaghkeen South · English · main form
Place & story
A skeleton taken to Enniscorthy
Samuel Lewis reported the discovery of a giant fossil deer near the bog of Itty in Ballyhuskard parish in 1835. Dr Macartney of Enniscorthy paid for its recovery and had the skeleton assembled in an outbuilding beside his residence. Parts of other deer had previously been found near the same spot. Lewis’s account records both the find and its early private display, without establishing the specimen’s subsequent history or present whereabouts. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballaghkeen South. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballyhuskard: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.