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Use in varieties of Scots

four Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words67.2 85.6 33.6 89.4 5.8 21.9 61.9
Number of occurrences208161 21 9 1 2 14
Number of authors64 42 10 5 1 2 4

Occurrences of four in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
nough. Lit me hink: that'd be four thoosand miles doon, gie or t on page 9
pool ae it aw roon her, aboot four inches deep an reachin haufwe on page 17
hings ah used tae. Right, so: four fives are twelve, an four six on page 19

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Four waws. Twae beds. An us. on page 48

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
he discovers that it can take four AA batteries. on page 19

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
'Haw! There's only four fuckin bottles in here' on page 13
nted fur nuhin. They've git a four-bedroom hoose on the outskirt on page 37
I'm one of the UDR four! on page 41
entrance, blues n twos on, n four ae them jump oot itn start ru on page 47

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e bilt beef-links. Ein he wis four-five year aulder thin oorsels on page 21

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
sae she ecairrit on: "Twinty-four hours, I think; or is it twal on page 44

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
four times torpedeo'd mid-Atlantic on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
pickin yin winner, never mind four ae thum, seems as practical t on page 30
mpton and it's priced up as a four tae yin second favourite. The on page 35
"Aye, True Romance in the four 'o cloack at, Kempton" ah tel on page 39
think tae masel, This twenty-four-carrot lunatic is somehow tak on page 64
escendin oan the port fae the four corners ae the planet. Bringi on page 86
Also on pages 95, 107, 124, 178, 181
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
aboot the hoose. At the age o four, she could read fast and weel on page 5
a weel-kent adult book fur a four-year-auld lassie? Her first t on page 9
ich in that edition contained four hunner and eleeven pages. 'Ah on page 10
he had been eatin wi, and the four o them creepit towards the di on page 39
nd and sellt fur wan thoosand four hunner and twenty-five. Got t on page 45
Also on pages 46, 47, 48, 49, 60, 63, 65, 66, 171, 212, 227
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
esources equitably across all four nations to secure the defence on page 24

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
my's goat six an Sharon's got four, Don't ask me aw their names on page 171

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
beh knockin ower four guys jars on page 9
Aboot half four on page 11
nae four-leafed clovers on page 63

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Geordie micht weel hae pit in four decades o loyal on page 109
But thae four stoops o misery, on page 114

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Ah got four oot a twenty fur ma French li on page 17
Chapter Four on page 28
v been pals ever since we wur four-yir-auld when we went tae the on page 45
hingin aboot wi me an she wis four years aulder, it made me feel on page 57
a an Nora, said ma da. They'd four sets ae twins in the wan fami on page 61
Also on pages 70, 77, 80, 95, 97, 109, 116, 119, 127, 131, 137, 142, 143, 144, 147, 152, 155, 157, 161, 162, 169
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e village, Polmaise Three and Four, on page 82
Demons slave here twenty-four-seven! on page 92

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
the cubical and read Dante's four stars. Ma heart sinks. on page 25
aboot magic beans in primary four. It hud a man who wis hauf go on page 29

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e a word. It wis quarter past four afore they let him go, an onl on page 45

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
Chaipter Four on page 41

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Ah look oot the four square windaes and doon the w on page xv
lic, but we kin barely afford four mouths tae feed. on page xxi
and mortar o the hooses. The four-in-ablocks wur built fur rear on page 80

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
wir four an twenty moosies on page 32

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
The lest fower four poems frae the 1807 edeition on page 141

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
on tae thae pictures three an four times a week, so ye cin gie i on page 46

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Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
the auld hoose wis jist ain o four i a raw o pleughies cottages.
eugh wis ane irn siever for a four hooses. If onyane speers hoo
s a wee square stane lobby wi four doors. Ane tae ootside, ane t
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
time whan I was coortin her, four-an'-thretty year syne. An' wh
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
Ah got four oot a twenty fur ma French li
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
History anymair. She’s got four free periods a week noo but s
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
o myself wthin these three or four dayes, and wryte unto yor Lds
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
n. Course, it wisnae just the four ae them, Livvy, Lewis, Liam a
t'd take far too long. So the four ae them convinced ma Emma tae
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
rinks where they tanned aboot four bottles eh Blue Wkd. Thurr up
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
sages an missed calls landin. Four ay them ur fae that Zander pr
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the cistern an fucks it intae four lines, greedily snortin wan u
rebuttal, but lookin roon the four ay us - wild eyed an unhinge
‘Another four pints ay lager, an four sambu
pints ay lager, an four sambucas please hen.’ ah sa
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
this table’s hittin a solid four.
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
age flat they wid cry it noo. Four in a block we cried it. Wan b
it. Wan building, split into four dwellings. The upper wans eac
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
r passage was eight weeks and four days. I stopped one night in
Eight weeks and four days, that wis hoo long Wulli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Four Poems for Michael Bruce of Ki
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
this funny wee place wi aboot four streets. The hoose we were lo
hard work. Wait tae she's had four or five – her man'll no eve
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
iddle e' ri fridge fur twinty four 'oors so's ri marinade could
ins came tae ri door bang oan four A'cloke. A'm shoor e' kin tel
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
et ah hud in nineteen seventy four) wis doon the stair. Hidden a
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e maste troublesome ae hours. Four bells. Drunks urr tryin tae m
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
n doon tae McGoogan's an' get four well fire't rolls an' a quart
ae work. Rey stoaped three ur four times fur a smoke an' a cup a
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Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
door, boundin doon the stairs four an five at a time, slammin af
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ae us, wan ay they big bloody four by fours, careerin doon the m
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Four steps
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ower fou nationalist. In thae four-five minutes A had ‘advance
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t's very ponny. She stands on four virrelt legs, wi a wee souple
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
ill never come out these past four days syne Oonagh called. She
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
‘for’ and the numeral ‘four’, as they were homonyms. No
i sindry vowel soonds, and ‘four’ bein disyllabic forby. (In
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Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
nts it tumblers. Bar man says four pints ae these, room’s goin
Four booms n a smartie later – A
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
twa ago ah saw a photie o the four heids memorial attached tae t
The heids belang tae four Covenantin rebels captured ai

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
that mony names they cover aw four sides. Some wur hanged, some

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
o’ the miners in ‘eighty four, and we had sod all coming in
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
afore. When ah wis in primary four the teacher gied us tubes of
rilliant so it wis. There wis four colours, rid, green, gold and
£3.49 for a pack of four. And ah hud wan ninety-three
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tant priority, though. Ma wee four-legged best pal. Nuttin else
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ll-stocked provisions ah find four expertly wrapped sirloin stea
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
find sanctuary in a place wae four wahs and a roof. People alwey
t how we’re treated tae the four seasons aw in yin day in Scot
‘’It’s jist that’s a four hunner quid boattle ae whiske
rned intae in the last twinty four hours. No, that ah really gee
4 matches

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in about a player that played four minutes after getting pumped (2014) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@brougher1 I’ve four boys, she’s ma only girl ???(2020) search twitter

@gordimhor1 tweeted
linda I'm going with at least four freens(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@erin_perrin Four men? Thon’s a mickle fridge!(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
person only of my now down to four freens in the hoose aince m(2020) search twitter

@changed_days tweeted
dty buy buy wan a each ae the Four Loo's cos ye never gave me an (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
e m8 - auld joe willnae last four years lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
in ah got hame. It wis nearly four o'clock. Dark cloods gaithere on page 41

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Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Vadim Shysimarin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
o the ither four sodgers, on page 65

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Benzie, Lesley Tales Fae The Doric Side - Pictur o Misery, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Only een bairn, o aroon four, on page 69

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ir names Their ages three and four Their high pitched little voi on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rd. "I have a tanning session four times a week." on page 81

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on Vi's waist an haudin their four-leggit pal atween them. Willi on page 33

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
earth. Lit me see: at wid be four thoosand miles doon, A think- on page 9
eeg pool all roond her, aboot four inehes deep an reachan half d on page 16
A used till ken. Lit me see: four times five is twelve, an four on page 18
wi a peedy hoose in id aboot four feet high. "Whoever lives air on page 52
! Ee see e earth takes twenty-four oors till turn roond on ids a on page 57

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Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
he same happened. By the time four o us hid done it he wis fair
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
bairns, the loon Michael wiz four and the wee lassie Greta seve
anither gang war hit. Anither four bodies tae add tae the five i
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ctantly Wully handed ower the four silver thrupennies that made
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ie's feet wi a ruler. “Size four,” he muttered and handed a
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@72redz1903 tweeted
t the expense of a sound back four. (2023) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
7204868 @RossMcCrorie4 Jist a four were in at build up an mentio(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Nicht nicht four hours ZZZs this morning wiz n(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an two steps, three steps and four, on page 27

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e gaen and won the jackpot - four million pounds the night?" on page 40
it an ugly loon! He's an ugly four-eyed gappus, Peedie Stinky Br on page 68

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
banister an doon through the four on page 7
No four second rule. No salvagan the on page 14

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
an two steps, three steps and four on page 152

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Four on page 127

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
gen in 1998. Now, we work two four hour shifts with two eleven m
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
y will convalesce for another four weeks, before making the tiri on page 77

1 matches

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
First meal out as a family of four (wee yin is sleeping ??), at (2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@ourrachblogs @ghud68 Me four raw eggs in ma milk every mor(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Gourley, fur ma boy is onlie four." on page 1

7 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
In Twa Thoosand an Four hae set aff fir Leeds, on page 2

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ndations Report is set out in four sections. The approach to eac on page 5
ttick. We alloo fufillin' the four Rs - on page 16

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
n a kind king an he loved his four weans. The oulest wean was Fi
ing Lir’s new wife teuk the four weans doon tae a lough for a
’s wife cast a spell on the four weans,’ ah saed. ‘She waa
3 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
d said to me when I was about four, ‘gie ma heed piece’ so I w(2020) search twitter

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