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233./ 19.4.51, cont. Returned to Greystones to leave the Palmers home & then drove over The Windgate's road to Bray, thence to Stillorgan where turned across to Dundrum & so home. Found nearly the whole area between Dundrum & Stillorgan covered with new roads & houses, having been "developed" since we were there last about 2 years ago. It would appear that the bulk of the population of "The Republic" (or 26-counties of S. Ireland) will soon live in greater Dublin, which in my opinion has now become an ever growing monster, whose fast growth cannot be checked & is bound to lead to a national disaster. In the meantime the jerry-builder is having it all his own way. 20th April '51. In afternoon drove to Woodtown, left car & walked up the hill to Military Road & back. Saw much Goldilocks, (Ranunculus auricomus) in ditch (facing south), with a few flowers out. Blackthorn also seen out by Daisy. Andrena gwynana ♂︎♀︎ & Salius "fuscus" ♂︎♂︎ seen in ditch. 21st April '51. The fifth fine day with E. wind & very hot sun. In afternoon, Daisy, George & I, drove via Rathcool & Redgap to Johnstown Ho., where left car, & walked up road which leads over shoulder of Slieve Thoule [[Thoul]] to Brittas Ponds, as far as the coll & back to car. Saw 1♀︎ Bombus agrorum on Cowslip Flower. 234./ 22nd April 1951. Another perfect day; all sunny & very hot in shelter. Drove in afternoon to Deey Loch on Royal Canal, W. of Leixlip, Co. KD. & walked on nearly to Carton gate. Tried a little sweeping by tow path, but very little out. Hemiteles bicolorinus group: 2♂︎♂︎ taken in same sweep Dacnusa laevipectus & areolatus several ♂︎♂︎ & ♀︎♀︎ of each. Aphidius sp. ♂︎. Proctos. 5. Hemipera 2. Pentatoma rufipes & very small species = Orius majusculus Reuter ♀︎, fide A.M. Massee, 1964. New to Ireland. Donacia common species on canal bank. 23rd April. Entirely hot sun all day, wind still E. but less cold. Slight shower at 7 AM. as wind went E. but this soon cleared & by 10 A.M. not a cloud in sky 24th April. Much warmer! Very hot sun in forenoon with E. breeze. By 2 P.M. wind W. & jam formed over Rathmines. Vegetation coming on apace, Carex montana, C. stricta, Salix nigricans (Cavan)
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