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5th November 1939. 
A fine morning, but wind rising at 11 A.M heralded another sharp depression, with heavy rain & S.E. gale in afternoon, after much bad weather & a very cold wet night!  In morning drove to gate & Orlagh College & walked up road to "Feather Bad" past Killakee & back again.  Wasps still out on ivy-blossom, but only a few seen.


8th Nov. 1939 
A small [[female symbol]] Hemiteles? taken by E.O'Mahony on shore, under stone, at Letter Lower, near Bantry, Co. WC. =


1st December 1939 
On this day, which is mild & wettish Daisy saw "Frog" in the garden looking very fat & well.  She had last seen him about 3 weeks earlier trying to get out on to road while Mr. Golding (carpenter) was repairing the yard door.  Between these dates there had been cold weather, with one sharp frost.  So frogs don't all hibernate all winter!  Personally I never thought they did.


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10th Dec 1939. 
Very bad weather continues:  much rain, gale after gale, mild.  On this date one Snowdrop with flower full out under dining room window & possibly out for a couple of days.  Crocuses in front garden by path to gate with roses up, but Snowdrops under dining room window not yet showing. 


12th Dec. 1939 
In morning which was mild, damp & foggy I saw 3 specimens of the slug Milax gracilis in garden at 14 Clareville Rd., Dublin;  two in the back garden in the grass & one on concrete just inside back entrance (off Westfield Rd.).


13th Dec. 1939. 
A fine cold day, E. wind.  In afternoon drove to Glenasmole, Co. DU. where I had not been since July & Mr. Moore's daughter died on 30th of that month.  Found the little man wonderfully cheerful.  Did not attempt to collect.