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north Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words138.3 120.7 246.6 178.9 17.4 164 48.6
Number of occurrences428227 154 18 3 15 11
Number of authors131 74 35 10 2 4 6

Occurrences of north in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
warld. Tae the north, mair hills, bigger, aw white on page 18

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
e wis the muckle river in the north, which rins the wrang wey, no on page 4
in the gowd mines. I gaed up north tae see ma uncle, on page 5

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Underhill, James William Lallans 82 - Ominous, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the shawl o the Mither o the North on page 23

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Aitchison, Craig nobody remembers the birdman - Fishin the Mairch, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
North Sea miles ahint, aheid strics on page 1

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ventures i Swaden an ower the north waves. Haed they felt this we on page 55

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Tae north an sooth an east an wast, on page 29

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
From north of the border, on page 41

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
til Heathrow, and on til the north. The shuttle was fou o passen on page 37

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ces emanating from London and North America, the voice of the Sco on page 44

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
in north, sooth or centre on page 18
ie Boyle The Barnett Formula, North Sea oil Maxton, Gallacher, Ma on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the biggin stuid. Fower mile north east frae Muirkirk, it wis a on page 25
plenty tae fill a slap in the north waa, an a bank o heavy grey c on page 50
r the muirs juist seiven mile north o Greenock Watter, the Duke o on page 51
Hielanders sent doun frae the north tae strike terror in the hert on page 58
hey're faur eneuch awa in the North yet; an wi God's providence, on page 73

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
O the faur north, on page 58

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s, River and white haar o the north. on page 29
Not eastern spell, but north's reality. on page 30
burg and the labourers of the north, on page 58
Eminently marketable North Brit. on page 60
rare the Sidlaws raxin ti the north, a rail brig like a caterpill on page 78

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he vouchers for the Edinburgh North East foodbank there?". Ah rea on page 124
" Aldo ponders. "Justine's up north seein they bams?" on page 130

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the renaissance spent up north. on page 106

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
s, o England oniewey. Up here north o the border things werenae j on page 7
e public schuil system, baith north an woth o the border. In sicc on page 30
flung places, includin China, North America, Sou, America, the An on page 126
ar weapons. But that's no aw. North Korea, the rogue Communist st on page 129
will pey - especailly in the North Sea clear-up on page 154

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
fae Abbey Craig, jist north on thi on page 43
on thi bank ti thi North. on page 44

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ar Sma' Buik, an Anthology of North East Poetry, Songs an Prose. on page 4

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tellt them aboot life in the North East bothies but Tam tellt em on page 87

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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
Amang the thick woods tae the north there wis a big clearin an he on page 14
oss tae be seen, jist tae the north-east o whaur the remains o th on page 15
ovin cattle an wis on his wey north tae buy some baists. This mea on page 17
He wis far north at the River Spey ae time whe on page 20
eudal superiority he had come north wi an airmy an took ower moni on page 22
Also on pages 26, 32, 37, 38, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 74, 77, 79, 83, 121
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Familiar friens, 'The North Star' and 'The Pleuch', on page 20

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
But here in the north in this laund, oor ain Scotla on page 37

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ballads o the Borders an the North-East, as weel as a heritage o on page 9

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
a leid that's the forebear o North Germanic leids sic as Dens an on page 21
ca Scots is gey different fae North East Scots an hit's gey diffe on page 38
r a younker reared up speakin North East Scots, seein thir words on page 58
In the North East words spellt tradeetiona on page 64

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'We'll tak him tae the North Pole,' said Rabbit, 'because on page 105
mind whit wey wis really the north. Syne there wis anither lood on page 127

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
aw aboot ma wild animals fae North America the noo." on page 39
engineerin, and yer animals o North America, and yer teeth. Are y on page 84

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
e turbo-skites owre the cauld North Sea on page 22

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
'd been wi the Eighth Army in North Africa an Italy. Frae whit he on page 65

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
McNeill, the poet laureate o North Carolina. Fae a mixed Lawland on page 9

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
the Cock-O-The-North. That pig, that grunt. on page 23

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ower Mansfield an awa tae the north. He watched them till they we on page 17

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
yin an aw, Tae gan up tae the North o Britain An build a muckle w on page 4

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ankish pinkish ploukish o the north, on page 98

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
North Fife: ye can see it on page 22

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ors/GreenockCut.html). On the north-wast brae o Auchineden Hill a on page 65

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
history aroun Scotland an the north sea, U-bait raids, convoys ta on page 110

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
t Hogg as, mebbe, Christopher North, (John Wilson), The Hird hims on page 116

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
uncan, wha wis born intil the North East fermin community in the on page 77

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
luttered doun fae the wintery North. on page 97

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Thon grund til the North will aye haud on page 101

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
anent his hosteility tae the North-eastern makars (1996). The pi on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e twa ends o this globe the'r north an sooth poles that's maistly
es in the flaw o gases in the north pole, caused wi magnetic pair
ither warlds. The anes in the north is sma an bricht but thaim th
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
that haed the best intrests o North Britain at hert. It haed tae
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
mples o thir's the loaf/laif, north/nairth, roar/rair phenomenon
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Peter Chapman (North East Scotland) (Con):
t is part of fa we are in the north-east. It is part of our cultu
ritage. It is the folk of the north-east. I am absolutely proud t
and bred and brocht up in the north-east, but they are nae spikki
among their ain folk. In the north-east that is kent as spikkin
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
ummer o minority leids in the north, the local governments taen i
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
unity groups an scuils in the North East o Scotland. At the recen
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
Familiar friens, ‘The North Star’ and ‘The Pleuch’,
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tude heicher nor saxty degree north sae some fowk micht no can se
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Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
alects disna mak. It’s no a North/Central divide aither – Gam
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ands, the Norlin Isles an the North o Airland.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
aneath the Forth Rail Brig at North Queensferry in Fife ye can sn
fisheries-museum.org). Faurer north at the Lossiemooth Fisheries
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
iery colour, appearing in the North and flying rapidly towards th
on day the Wright brithers in North Carolina flew the Kitty Hawk
ng of the sun, and ran to the north-east, having at the end there
ads from the southwest to the north east and there sprung forth a
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
suddenly sproot oot intae the North East, Angus and East Central
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
the province o Ulster in the north o Ireland. Altho the hert o i
eneuch study dedicate tae the north, an an assumption that whit a
interjections in leids athort north-wast Europe. No-staundart rea
ontinuum between areas to the North and Midlands (as it once did
tae the sooth an ane tae the north derived frae Scots; thare cer
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
n o the mukkil bison hirds in North Americkie, or the feckfu cutt
n frae Dunbar wha flittit til North Americkie an wes responsible
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
North. Thare wis nae freindlie “W
suburbs ti the north. I rade hame on the bus syne,
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
at Scott’s writin on ‘The North-East Review’ an follaes thr
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
For the same reason, in the North of Eng., snotergob is the nam
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
n’s in Skopje, capital o’ North Macedonia (or the artist form
me the nicht. The currency in North Macedonia is the Denar, but A
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
en ah was young and worked up north wan year in the forestry, ah
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
an affshore data haven in the North Sea, has spent maist o its mi
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Burns's Standard Habbie or in North-East Doric or in demotic Weeg
nglish - fake bampot! Tak the North-East: wha speaks the best Dor
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
ral Philosophy buildin in the North Hauch up tae the Observatory,
Philosophy buildins, ower the North Hauch an ablo the railwey bri
e railwey brig, syne up alang North Street tae whaur thay wis bui
ichty nichts ye git this faur north, or did the lassie come oot t
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
kewise in the dialects of the north of England. This is in contra
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
dward Langshanks wis mairchin north, an a fecht wis inevitable. I
e wis anely a few dizzen mile north, near Fawkirk. This gart the
y as twinty thoosand sodgers) north wi aa speed. Gin Wallace haed
s’ drive intae Scotland’s North-East.
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
y wis a fechtin chiel fae the north. He haed led kenspeckle risin
North they mairchit, tae ready thei
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
s. The Romans didnae get faur north o Hadrian’s Waa in ony perm
wad send thoosands o sodgers north tae fouter aboot near the Hie
trade went on atween the fowk north o the Waa an the Roman sodger
n unnerstaundin fae sooth tae north.
if projectin its ain beliefs north tae the pagan wilds o the Vik
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
theirsels stravaigin sae far north as oor frozen shores.
-age fowk developit intae the North-Sea traders o the Pictish kin
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
Ma mither wis fae the North-East o Skye. A clachan cried
y rickles that lours ower the north o Skye.
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
tae gang onywhaur in Scotland north o the Forth, by car, sea or r
ance wis a line linkin aa the North-East tae the rest o Scotland,
The tearin up o the North o Scotland railroads pit a st
lowsed aff the thrapple o the North-East.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
vow tae the fisherfolk o the North-East: they wad be oot o the C
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
Ali, a Hausa trader frae the north, wis a favourite veisitor we
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ct as thair Mither Tung. Sae, North East Scots haes yin mither, S
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The video for North Country Boy, the new single b
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
chased an harried away by the North Atlantic winds blawin in fae
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
move intae some fancy gaff at North Berwick once she’d had the
. There wis nae fancy gaff in North Berwick, that wis jist pure f
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
y Glinda the Guid Witch o the North (Winnie Ewing’s double, as
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Thir really is nae escapin. North, south, east an west…a kin
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ve came oot, as a nation, as North British an’ prood. Tae fuck
telt that we are fechting oor North British identity by huvin’
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
there were peasants from the North - some of those places that
North, sooth, east, wast - there w
ca (Black an Rational) an the north.
jaggit line that split Africa north an sooth. “They only send r
er is fair, lik thee. Tae the north an wast, quhaar ma parents bi
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
the haed been a rising in the north o Ingland, in November 1569.
for Jeems), wis strang in the North East o Scotland (centred on A
r o the Peterhead Sentinel in North East Scotland in 1897 and set
screed o airticles wrutten in North East Scots (whiles kent as th
4 matches

Puchowski, James Aiths an Affirmations, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Peter Chapman (North Aist, Conservative)
reen Watt (Aiberdeen Sooth an North Kinkardine, SNP)
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
kkin constituency saets i the North Aist an Edinburgh, twa leet s
Glesca, Dundee, Wast Lothian, North Lanarkshire, Aiberdeen an Pai
sna able tae win a saet i the North Aist, an Zara Kitson couldna
ie’s victory ower the SNP i North-Aist Fife, presumably tappin
hint the National Front i the North Aist. Diddy league stuff. Nei
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e thocht o the Firth o Forth, North an Sooth Queensferry connecki
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
eal meeting in Aiberdeen. The North East’s ain Makar SheenaBlac
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
rve o the USSR, Aist Germany, North Korea an the like. The kind o
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ang in Scotland, Wales an the North o England an sae a Labour Gen
anifesto wad divide the Perty north an sooth o the border. Foo co
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
split atween Edinburgh an the North Aist, ma ain engagement wi Sc
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
her pairts tae become kent as North Britain. But Burns, speakin t
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
rman and Dutch, forby tae the North Germanic languages o Danish,
muckle the ae wey as dae the North Germanic languages o Danish,
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
s German and Dutch, forby the North Germanic leids o Danish, Swed
nts: sic as ‘een’, in the north-east Scots dialect o Doric.
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
an lodged at Meadowhead Farm north o Sorn wi a strong supporter

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ach, the contested hert o the North-East. Ma interviewee luiked a
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
sic as German and Dutch, and North Germanic leids sic as Danish,
in meanin tae refer anely tae north-east Scots.
air landwart airts sic as the north-east and the Northern Isles.
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
. He doensae look aulder than north ae twenty-five. He’s defo a
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Ower on the north bank, skirtin the Marnock Wat
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
cal Scotland. The two pubs in north Queensferry have been shut fo(2020) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
cilwraith braw wee bit on the North East tonight!(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
e keep me informed o yir gigs North an South. xxx(2014) search twitter
Fabby day oot at North Berwick fir Edin church beach(2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@Southsidegrrrl Nae further north(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ocate it. Ye,ve been spending North sea oil revenues fir 47 year (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
Braw colours in thir parks in North East Fife efter the hairst. h(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
n lockdoon? Or, rether, Mikey North? A'body else luiks like thu'v(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
rule of 6 in relation tae the North East of England. Nae clue. No(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
wean, bit huv friends further north who say bairns (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
the bairns? If ye bide in the North East, there some braw NE #Sco (2021) twitter link
Lookin fir texts in North East #Scots/the Doric? Hae a (2021) twitter link
'Scots in the North-East is baith a formal leid.. (2020) twitter link
tive markers o speech fae the North East. #Scots Awa tae the Sea (2020) twitter link
tion fir a #ScotsSelfie fae a North East Scots spikker the day! # (2019) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@ThonJacobite tweeted
rmer Chief Prosecuter for the North West is on the news saying 't(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@gcbinnie yet another ref up north - goin against the eos lads (2020) twitter link
and the priceless decision up north - n its no even april fools (2021) twitter link
a braw run doon the coast tae north berwick n a wee stopover at t (2021) twitter link
local? spent the day doon at north berwick n there wis tourists (2021) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
lack Isle, hunners o miles up north fae here. Nae awfu ferr fae I on page 99

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
'He saved me fae the North Sea efter the convoy we wis o on page 38
sin was missin somewey in the North Atlantic. 'Ah tell ye stracht on page 40
eddes. 'The best eens are the North Atlantic eens, fine lang crui on page 44

4 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ablished local writers - the North-East Makar Sheena Blackhall, on page 9

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Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n prisoner o war, captured in North Africa an brocht aa the wye t on page 27

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
h Tae hae a twa-three days up north An the wife that bade at 'For on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
moo te disagree, bit in true North-east tradition, nae wintin te on page 7
at wi keep the language o the North-east alive an kickin." on page 8
romunce at's inherent in the North-east maan: an inbuilt aversio on page 28
At's the North-east bodie's droll, dry wit; on page 32
Ere''s ae thing at the North-east bodie jist canna thole - on page 33
Also on pages 44, 48, 58, 74
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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
nished world o fairmin in the North-east afore the War. Bit she p on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
bring a new prosperity to the north-east'; 'breathe new life into on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ozen te the marra bi aat caal North-east win. on page 21
fir praise, displayin typical North-east reserve, the pride wis e on page 78

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ast an wast they'll come, fae north an sooth an sit doon tae e sp on page 105

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
a North Sea wave brakkin ower me on page 1
in a city borderin the North Sea on page 9

2 matches

Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
aboot aathin that folk in the North-east war involved wi. Some sa on page 5

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
i a hairt o gold an a typical North-east nae-nonsense attitude te on page 28

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
an it says that I north win'll blaw! on page 68
tae hae on toast, lookin at i'North Sea coast on page 186
eel, i' best 'ere is alang i' North sea coast on page 193

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
he first time I mynd on seein North Gellan in the pairish o Coull on page 51

8 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
n haar wis craalin in fae the North Sea an Chairlie, follyin the on page 86

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
mewye atween Inverness in the north an Aiberdeen in the sooth, an on page 104

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
The North-wast view ti Dunnideer
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
were twa Celtic beauties fae North Uist, an wir pulses wad aye s
ude, lookin oot ower the grey North Sea; a seelent sentinel, souc
2 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
 Doric: the dialect of North-East Scotland absurd, bizarre
1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
tae lose THEM fae wir idyllic North-East corner, wid we?
1 matches

Elphinstone Institute Aiberdeenshire Cooncil – Scots Leid Guidelines, (Aberdeenshire Council 2017) Doric, government
hows that in mony areas o the North-East maist fowk spik Scots.
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Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
films aboot the cultur o the North East.
videos anet the history o the North East. She runs a wabsite caad
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Strong North win hale day dis blaw,
Fae the North roch raw win dis blaw,
Bare North win oor patience dis try.
North East win intae us dis tare.
Strong North Wast win hale day dis blaw,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
North win dis blaw the force is gal
Stronger an stonger gruws the North win,
North win gale force it dis blaw,
Fae the North a richt strong breeze,
Win dis blaw oot o the North East,
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the McPhails, fa hid driftit North tae the pairish o Leddrach fr
rae, Steenhillock's track ran north doon a ruttit roadie twa mile
echt shaves tae a stook, set north tae sooth tae catch the dryin
wer mile aff, or fork tae the north three mile as the craa flees,
an efterneen at the bakin, or north wast throwe the neep park, it
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Tae the North streetched a skyline o lang-s
's yalla floories ower bi the North, at the cliff's foun", quo sh
ckle R. and R. toun aneth the North Sea. Bit, til his faither wis
3 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
I hail fae north east Scotland, far we speak a
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
tae the harshness o the cauld north wind, just that Beggerey wis
1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Bittie aboot oor Doric dialect, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Inverurie, blog
thankfu fir ma upbringin in a North-east fairmin community. It wi
s hiv changed – folk in the North-east dinna bide in the same p
2 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
in the middle o naewey in the North-East o Scotland is the birds.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
hat fish fingers come fae the North Sea an that chocolate milk di
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
tae help the hameless in the North-East, an beyond, ower the pas
mony fowk fae roond aboot the North-East nou see them fa ar bidin
wa residential centres in the North-East for fowk fa ar strugglin
3 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
“The Scots and North People of England speak more
ots, but in particular at the North East of o Scotland an the Nor
ands in ilka survey is ay the North East an the Northern Isles wi
3 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
for the deid pierces air. The North Sea
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s war that wiz gyan on in the North East o Scotland. Seemingly th
ll have a sanitising team up north pronto!”
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
war, deein sweeps across the North Sea tae attack German convoys
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
er son hid been killed on the North West frontier in November 184
army an ended up dyin on the North West frontier. Mary sobbed as
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
us in the third century, caad North East tribesmen the Picti
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
c writin fae scuils aroon the North East, startin wi Eldritch Sto
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
the new road has haen on the North East has been unthinkable, ma
lvit in traivellin across the North East isnae the anely guid thi
2 matches

The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
hey’re nae gaan ony further north than Fife, presumably that ex
1 matches

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@fittiecrooners tweeted
ming hell is yon ediot aff o' North Tonight wearing the nicht on (2019) search twitter

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@Manuforti1968 tweeted
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
the border.. Should be luikin North. Div, gaan, wer, caa canny, c (2020) twitter link
h95 @AyrDelighted @LairnScots North East an aa. Ma wife’s gran w (2020) twitter link
in neuks that nudge into the North sea, seen very clearly when y (2020) twitter link
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@JamesAmcvean tweeted
l to wall sun here in the far north...but nippy wi it (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
A lad lived on a North Isles ferm, hid deun fae he w on page 95

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
met him, Noah o the magnetic north, on page 25

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Arun up west efter a North Westerly Skreever on page 112

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fur the baest fae the north on page 88
Below me they start haedan north tae thir home on page 142

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
lighty, waiting for the train north. Think we are for Glasgow thi on page 39

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
And anither time I heard a North Isles bus driver sayan tae an
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
three classic haggises o the north.
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
nd eastwards into the shallow North Sea – into distances that b
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
he language and culture o the North o England. When Tony Warren p
media representation for the North of England that hiv thur desc
esent the real language o the North? Shetland might no be perfect
3 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
Hugh Marwick, travels tae the North Isles in search o wirds for h
1 matches

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
The North is wur home, but is the sea w
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
sabl sentir, sumtaims slippan north, sumtaims skaitan sooth. A ta
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
as of Orkney, at least in the north isles. Not only applying to t (2020) twitter link
o see the Castles (stacks) or north to Skaill. Wild and exposed b (2020) twitter link
ed in Orkney too, at least on North Ronaldsay.."Am jaan i the bed(2020) search twitter

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
nts and didna have time to go north. I've been pretty spoilt ower(2016) search twitter
#orcas moving north to Dury Voe dis beautiful sun(2016) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
Sending warmest smoorikens up north ta dee x(2018) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
Applecross kyths in the north-wast Hielands wi nae connecti
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
rr awa Ah see the graff-yaird North o the Waw.
Blue bens up ti the North o the waws,
The knowes til the North an South ir fou o lairs
3 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
e different pairts o' the UK, north and sooth and frae different
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
Oan the zeppelin north and gey luikin furrit tae thi(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ticed sumthing strange yonder North Sea ?? whit the hell is that?(2020) search twitter
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
North Korea's high-heid-yin's daein on page 39

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Tae the braw North Antrim coast. on page 41

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
ind folk fae Ulster caain the North Channel "The Sheuch" tae mak
ndeboye O'Neills wha bided in North Down. Efter a daft bull-beat
l clachans an mairket toons o north Down growed wi folk fae Belfa
Scots hairtlands in Antrim an north Down are maistly Unionist in
4 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ah saed. Ah pointed tae the north whaur the tip o Ireland nebs
ah saed, ‘but on their road north, the swans stapped here in La
2 matches

@fairfaaye tweeted
Take ‘lurred’ which in the North West means ‘delighted’ i.e.(2020) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
sh would caa Haird Breid Raa, North Street? Get it doon! http://t (2014) twitter link

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
her Tongue' on oor side o the North Channel forbye :) @USCN1(2020) search twitter

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