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18th Oct. 1942.

A fine day after a misty morning, very mild, almost hot, humid, with gentle SW-W. breezes at intervals! Sunday! 

In forenoon walked up Laragh road to col at 1200 ft., then south along ridge & on to Carriglinneen, 1496 ft. & down to hotel. Saw a faded ♂ Bombus lucorum on last flower of Erica cinerea at ca. 1,300 ft. on N. side of Carriglinneen. Caught an [[?]] Mesolein [[Mesoleon]] ♂, ant. 47— on  heather near col at about 1,250 ft. Swept many winged ♀♀ of Myrmica ruginodis in summit of Carriglineen & near [[Seduin anjhei?]] in flower in various outcrops of rock to summit. 

By roadside of hotel saw a ♀ Halictus rubicundus + ♀ [[H. alfiper?]] on flower of Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) at 1.30 PM. 
At 5 P.M. saw several ♀♀ of Lasius fuliginosa at foot of two oak trees in glen behind hotel, as well as Formica fusca, [[Myrmica vepenrhi?]] & [[M. seabrinodin v. safuleta?]]. Many nests of [[Lesius flasses?]] seen on SW slope of Carriglineen on way down in forenoon.

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18.10.42, cont. Drumgoff district, WI., cont.

A moribund [[female symbol]] Blacus filicornis 17-seg.ant. m. taken in bathroom of hotel at 6.P.M.
[[Coleofhira?]]. [[Aphudiu punctaloanlcalri?]]? Flying all over hill. Small globular, very hairy species right near summit. Many [[Geotrupe Lunner?]] seen on way down & one large specimen seen on [[?]] near summit. 

Also in forenoon took a [[male symbol]] [[Tahnenmon?]] flying over [[lelea galii?]] on way down Carriglineen.

19th Oct 1942. 

A most perfect day, all sunny with S.W. warm breeze; so warm that it felt quite uncanny for October.
Got lift in car to Baravore, then walked up the true "North Prison" on to Lugnacullia & home via Cloghernagh of Ord. Map = Killystown of the [[?]] & the [[Carrorystick?]] zigzag path. Looked, but failed to find

[[arrow pointing to "Cloghernaugh"]]
of Old.Map=Kellystown of the [[?]]!

+ of the [[Carwerystik?]] zigzag path. Looked,  but failed to find [[Genhana camperhin?]] at N.E. corner of the kettle. [[?]] moraine just [[?]] the Ford of [[Bavaarore?]], when I touh it about 1925. Next went up to cliffs S. [[y the outlet?]]