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DIVISIONS XX.— XXIIL— IRELAND. 

 Meteorological Observations on the Year 1880 and Jan. 1881, 



FROM MUNSTER, LELNSTER, CoNNAUGHT AND ULSTER. 



Munster. — The weather of 1880 was on the whole more genial 

 than that of several years past ; Rainfall, 10-33 ins. below av. of 15 

 yrs. (Cork). Cold weather, with first frost on Oct. 2nd ; much 

 rain, Nov. and Dec, with heavy gales and frosts. Jan. 1881, month 

 very cold and temp, very severe, from 20th to 22nd, ice 3*5 ins., 

 thick (Miltown Malbay, Cy. Clare). Min. temps. Killaloe, alt., 

 115 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 17th, 7° : Blackrock, alt., 194 ft. ; Jan. 15th 

 8°: Waterford, alt., 60 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 10° : Cork, alt., 70 ft.; and 

 Ennis, alt., 156 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 12° : Valentia, alt,, 20 ft. ; 20th— 

 26th, 24°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—40 (1), 21 (2), 3 (3), total at 1 place. 



Leinster. Spring, mildest for years; July, wettest (Dalkey). 

 Rainfall, 36-23 ins., greatest since 1852 (38-54 ins.) (Dublin). 

 Jan. 1881, dry to 17th, with very low temp. (Stoneyford, Cy. Kil- 

 kenny). Hard frost from 5th to 28th, (Twyford). Min. temps., 

 Carton, alt., 200 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 4° : Dublin, alt., 162 ft. ; Jan. 25th, 

 4° : Parsonstown, alt., 186 ft. ; Jan. 21st to 23rd, 6° : Gorey, Jan. 

 17th, 9°-6 : St. Mullins, alt., 193 ft. ; Jan. 19th, 10°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—33 (1), 47 (2), 26 (3),total at 3 places. 



Connaught. A splendid year throughout, excepting July, very 

 wet, (Ballinasloe, Cy. Gal way). Jan. 1881, temp, unusually low 

 (Kilconnell, Cy. Galway). Frost from 5th to 26th, severest for 50 

 yrs. ; below 10° on 7 nights (Enniscoe). Min. temps., Markree Castle, 

 alt., 132 ft. ; Jan. 16th, -2°-3 : Crossmolina, Enniscoe, Jan. 22nd, 

 0° : Ballinasloe, alt., 162 ft. ; Jan. 16th, 8°: Tuam (Gardenfield), 

 9° : Galway, alt., 215 ft. ; Jan. 17th, 20th, 22nd, 13° : Mullaghmore, 

 alt., 36 ft. ; Jan. 15th, 14°. 



Plants injured, 1880-81—26 (1), 24 (2), 20 (3), total at 1 place. 



Ulster. Rainfall, much below av. (Florence Ct., Cy. Ferma- 

 nrg 1 :). Do., 6-78 ins. below av. of 14 yrs. (Sydenham, Cy. Down). 

 Most favourable yr. for agriculture (Londonderry). Jan. 1881, frost 

 from 5th to 27th (Newtownards, Cy. Down, and Stewartstown, Cy. 

 Tyrone). Min. temps.. Warringstown, alt., 191 ft. ; Jan. 22nd, -1° t 



