Station: 						Piltown [Kildalton Abbey; Bessborough House Gardens]
County:							Kilkenny
Met Éireann Reference Code:				RR/D/8/16
Lat:							52°21'20"N [approx.]
Lon:							07°18'40"W [approx.]
Observer:						Records completed by Isaac Laidley; J.G. Weston; Tomalin; Simpson; S.K.Turner. 
Start year:						1877
End year:						1940
Missing:						1881-1900; 1905-1910; 1928-1930
Missing data indicator:					-999
Time of Observation:					09:00am
Unit of measurement:					inch
Rain gauge pattern:					Negretti & Zambra				
Diameter:						8 inches
Height of top of gauge above ground:			1 foot [1877-1880]; 3 feet, 6 inches [1901-1904]; 3 feet, 7 inches [1911]; 3 feet, 8 inches [1912]; 3 feet, 9 inches [1913-1915]; 3 feet, 7 inches [1916-1940]
Height of top of gauge above sea level:			74 feet [1877-1880]; 80 feet [1902-1904]; 60 feet [1911-1940]
Nearest railway station:				Fiddown
Distance to nearest railway station:			2 miles Southwest


Additional Information:					1931: Multiday accumulation 5th Jul.
							1932: Multiday accumulations 14th Jan; 14th Dec.
							1933: Multiday accumulation 24th Feb.
							1934: Multiday accumulation 14th Jun.
							1935: Multiday accumulation 14th Apr.	
							1936: Multiday accumulations 21st Apr; 3rd Jul.
							1937: Multiday accumulation 22nd Dec.
							1938: Multiday accumulations 16th Jan; 24th Sep
							1940: Multiday accumulation 2nd Nov.

				
Notes:							1927: 8 inches low. Observer informed. Jan 1.25 inches low; Sep 0.25 inches low; Oct 0.75 inches low; Nov 2 inches low; Year 8 inches low.	
							1927: Letter 27/3/28 re. exposure. Observer says he will look into the matter in light of suggestions. Ref file 835620/28.				
							1938: Gauge repairing - 28th Jan to 2nd Feb entries estimated from nearby stations. 
						
							
Rainfall quality indicator:				0: Ok
							1: estimated
							2: daily value not available, accumulated value later
							3: Estimated and Cumulative (read)
							4: Trace (<0.05mm, entered as 0.0)
							5: Estimated Trace (same as 4)
							6: Cumulative Trace (same as 4)
							7: Estimated Cumulative Trace (same as 4)
							8: Not Available (no value entered)
							9: Cumulative value including preceding days with indicator 2 (read)
