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bogle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.8 15.4 24 29.8 0 0 8.8
Number of occurrences4929 15 3 0 0 2
Number of authors23 14 5 2 2

Occurrences of bogle in Corpus

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Central

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Hame tae Dunbar Harbour, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
as muckle a bogle as Black Aggie, on page 41

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Or bogle? on page 25

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
p Hill, the Broken Heugh, the Bogle Hole on page 11

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'It's a bogle,' Matilda said. on page 41
'Ah ken it's a bogle!' Matilda said. 'Ah've heard on page 42

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ften presentit as mair like a bogle tae fleg the bairns than the on page 117

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
antin a sang. The auld tattie-bogle's got stuck in the loft, Geor on page 50

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In the bogle licht o a burnin bower o reed on page 29

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Her craw-bogle legs flauntin gallusly, on page 65

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
but bi ruit an bogle, on page 36

1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ept for a creature, sum kin o bogle or sperrit, ah’m sure. Ah d
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Ma second guess is Tattie Bogle," said the young wife.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
arians, an the people becam a bogle uised tae mak bairns aa ower
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ly there wis a freenly Tattie Bogle staunin in an adjacent field.
Dorothy helped the Tattie Bogle doon frae the irn bru crate h
ely fu o worms,” the Tattie Bogle telt her.
e fling aipples at the Tattie Bogle. He gied a wee lauch and haun
t,” says Dorothy. “Tattie Bogle is eftir some brains and me a
9 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ent’ (the auld Henry Dundas bogle boukit and het up again) clee
1 matches

McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
bit a bogle baith broukit an glum.
the bogle cad Aiken Drum.
An the bogle was blythe no just at the dar
the bogle’s sole perconnon wis taen a
4 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
Wha kens whit a tattie bogle is? Read a short story aboot (2020) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
n if she wis a pernyackit aul bogle'. on page 84

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
This bogle hadna been the darg o a spare on page 13

3 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
he Brownie of Bodsbeck or The Bogle. Monies the time I discovert on page 126

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
he Brownie of Bodsbeck or The Bogle. Monies the time I discovert
1 matches

Cara, Dillon, Ami and Travis Bogle Adventure, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
d he had tae fight at nicht a bogle that bided at But n Ben Lane
On the way tae meet the bogle they met a wee talking dug cr
He wanted tae help fight the bogle so they thought of a plan. Th
bucket and use it to fleg the bogle because they a kent that a bo
because they a kent that a bogle’s weakness is watter – th
8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
muckle armour-plated bogle wi deevils” horns on its do
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
deun. Sheu snushed an gaed a bogle or two, rattled the gate wi h on page 15
n, but sheu gaed wan almighty bogle an teuk for aaf wi puir Charl on page 16

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A tattie-bogle, sleep on page 11

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
t bargin intae a ghaist, or a bogle, or a brownie, or a banshee, on page 13

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
e'll hae tae caa ye Mr Tattie-bogle! http://t.co/T4aH8w27yR (2015) twitter link

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