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   2) South West wind brings most rain to Malin Head.
   3) Whistling wind brings most rain in Spring.
   4) To see a cat washing herself denotes bad weather.
   5) Soot falling denotes rain.
   6) If hens start to pick grass it is a sign of a coming storm.
   7) If light house glances too much it is a sign of rain.
   8) A dog lamenting in his sleep denotes rain.
   9) To see a fire out the window denotes rain.
   10) The hills appearing near looking or the sky low looking denotes bad weather. But if they appear far off it denotes good weather.
   11) Too much heat from the fire denotes wet weather.
   12) To see blue flames in the fire denotes wet weather.
   13) When the Highlands of Scotland are visible rain maybe expected.
   14) Usually if the wind goes to the North, North West or West the weather will be showery.
   15) If the wind is on the West or North and suddenly changes to the East or South East we are sure to have a change of weather.
   16) When birds are noticed flying in flocks it is a sign of a storm.
   17) When swallows fly high it is said that there will be good weather.
   18) When the wild geese fly south and inland there will be snow or frost.

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   Patrick J. Doherty

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