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17th Aug 1950. A fine day spoiled by SE-W jam which formed between 11 A.M. & noon & brought heavy rain in places, but we were lucky. Left house in car & drove in machine to Glenasmole where left car at middle lodge. Walked up to track which runs from Ballymorefin (?) to [[col?]] between Corrig & Seecawn : half a mile up left track & went in to ridge N. of Seecaun & from thence along the [[?]] dyke (Dublin - Wicklow) to the summit of Seecawn, by which time the jam had formed & we found ourselves almost surrounded by clouds, mist & rain, except to west where sun still shone. Had lunch on cairn with a few drops of rain at 1.15-1.45. Saw several [[male]] wasps about cairn & one bit on me & proved to be a [[male]] V. sylvestris (as in 1949!). As rain to N. approached we left summit & came down track to Ballymorefin in slight rain following drop in temperature. Rain soon passed & sun came through though still raining to S. over Kippure to North over Dublin. Had cup of tea on upper Dam in Glenasmole in sun & later tried sweeping in two areas, but strong W. wind got up & blew

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up the glen & with slight rain made collecting useless, so left about 4.45 & drove home.

Collected by sweeping in two areas:-

1 = Vegetation in dry lake bottom & in dry spillway at outlet (NW corner) of upper lake

2 = Path from upper dam to lodge, just as rain commenced!

Larret Tahur at 1. [14 mounted from 1 & there labelled in 1951 & put away on 8.2.54]
Larva of Harsh Moth = elpenor! : 1 in. wide, green, two small "eye" on each side before middle : might, but off shalt out hinourn!

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