A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

biggest Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words43.2 49.5 42 29.8 29.1 41.3 8.9
Number of occurrences14098 28 3 5 4 2
Number of authors58 35 12 3 4 3 1

Occurrences of biggest in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Noo ah'm openin oot like the biggest telescope there ever wis! Che on page 16
as ah've set up shoap in the biggest tree in the foarest," went oa on page 52
n it as ye go alang? It's the biggest load ae mince ah've heard in on page 104

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
steel ring... An yae key, the biggest, thrice bigger'n the lave, wi on page 138

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
advisor. 'Ah mean, ahm no the biggest maist intimidatin cunt, um ah on page 103

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
writ biggest afore thir lichts hae stertit on page 24

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
oan the planet! Mak' him the biggest braveheart iver! Aye, whit it on page

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
seven hunner in ma secondary. Biggest school in Europe." Always bee on page 3

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
'Cathy's the biggest grass in Primary Wan, Scott s on page 7

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rience that life itsel is the biggest challenge yul face. And yae h on page 88
t it. Ah fold easier than the biggest boattle joab yuv ever met in on page 130
Ah'm gonnae be cookin you the biggest and juiciest fuckin steak you on page 155
he best and it's probably the biggest decision ah've hud tae make i on page 157

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
lt deny this ilka day, an the biggest lee o the lot lies in the ver on page 37
g on tae the coat-tails o the biggest Empire currently in existence on page 117
Ane o the biggest lees, an it's been gettin tel on page 126

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Mah bundle wis the biggest oot everycunt's, right, but t on page 171

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
biggest prick in thi crowd. on page 7
Em am thi biggest person that eh've ivir been on page 65

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
isna happen ower the wab. The biggest fear is fae bangstry gemmes. on page 54

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
An did he no gae an pick the biggest, bonniest aipple on the tree. on page 89

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
lene's ma. Harpreet's got the biggest family ootae anybody ah know on page 57
range Order is the oldest and biggest Protestant fraternity in the on page 69
iny wan by accident she's the biggest clat bag ae the century. Yest on page 89
, That thiv been named as the biggest boy band ever in the top ten on page 158
Kelly cause she's wan ae the biggest slappers in oor year, an she' on page 169

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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 the biggest expansive revolution o aw on page 40

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
e's no I in 'Team'' reads the biggest poster oan the wall as ah wal on page 15

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
e three sappie chooks tae the biggest o his fower wee bairns, 'awa on page 42
than eneuch... We'll tak the biggest yins ... Michty, michty, ye w on page 54

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ottom o hur shoe. She wis the biggest fish in the Brennan sister po on page 9
crossed, havin just made the biggest mistake o ma early life. Ah'd on page 38
ot help. Maw rushed in wi hur biggest soup pot filled wi water. She on page 39
newsagent where he bought the biggest bag o Liquorice Allsorts oan on page 41
ght me a lot o hings, but the biggest lesson wis how tae die. Even on page 44
Also on pages 51, 52, 57, 75, 80, 92
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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
The biggest slide Ah've ever seen, on page 20

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
An did he no gae an pick the biggest, bonniest aipple on the tree. on page 89

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
isna happen ower the wab. The biggest fear is fae bangstry gemmes. on page 54

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
the laddie thocht, "Ane o the biggest clubs in England! Ernie wad b on page 65

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ex deiferences in this - the biggest variable was ma ain chiefness on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
the heivens. The boar got the biggest fricht o its puff, jumped twi on page 19

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
is cryed Jubiter an it is the biggest o the planets. In fact, it is
er warld in oor Sun Gird. The biggest ane is cryed Maat Mons at fiv
ile the Laich o Aitken is the biggest laich in the Sun Gird that wi
le tae the norland lip is the biggest volcano in oor Sun Gird – t
ry sizes an shapes. The fower biggest anes that bides here is cryed
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
hall an Powderhall, an in oor biggest city, Glesca, there's the mai
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
aes missed oot or ignored the biggest spoken minority language in t
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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
at’s Evans) n Thelonious’ biggest fan (that’s Nichols).
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
elly cause she’s wan ae the biggest slappers in oor year, an she
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
tit offeecial like, ane o oor biggest tae date. But the’r mony ma
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ebook, for stairters, but the biggest lesson ah'll take awa frae th
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
laces oan the pitch. Then the biggest game eh ma entire career star
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Cunningham, Liam Tam, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Bellshill, prose
A goat the biggest fright ae ma life. A wiz hink
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
or heids roond is no that the biggest
UK Government in London. The biggest danger tae the
biggest ceity an is weel kent for its
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
e yin that's gaun tae hae the biggest effect an dae the maist guid
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
op a few lines oot, takin the biggest wan fur masel. Goat tae be do
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
guy wae the gear then?’ the biggest wan ay the group sais. They
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
he table tae see who gets the biggest scraps left oer fae their ban
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
slowly walk ower, pick up the biggest, and take it inside.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
sses, Campie haed bi faur the biggest entry in this competition for
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
THE biggest saltire in the Honest Toun be
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
ic, cus fer maist o’ us the biggest decision we mak’, or tae te
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
An’ the biggest joke o’ it a’ is this. Wh
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ay. Two years on Scotland’s biggest problems haven’t changed. B
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
age wi their ain culture? The biggest problem wi Scots is maist lik
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
idin in Wales. But Scots, the biggest minority language in Britain,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
that the Scots language, the biggest spoken language in Britain ef
inkin it's bein fair when the biggest minority language in Britain
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
fowk ilka day an is the UK's biggest minority language. She pyntit
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ts is the graith uised bi the biggest minority in Britain tae commu
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Facebook link ( 2019) Central
resistance. Indeed some o the biggest gatherins against the governm

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
why cooncil tax is yin ae the biggest rackets aboot. Credit where i
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@MartinBroon tweeted
!?? She’s @TomLang05 ????2nd biggest fan up there noo??. ??. ?????(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
edge the fact. It's wan o oor biggest shames.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ghingginge Big fake news. The biggest fake news ever. There's never(2020) search twitter
@Douglas4Moray @Conservatives Biggest threat tae the 'union' is Bor(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- ur statement is spot on - biggest disgrace i have ever seen in (2021) twitter link
this is well out of order - biggest joke of a football decision i (2021) twitter link
ban - but this hus tae b the biggest fuck up in the history o the (2020) twitter link
the biggest reason not to vote snp https: (2021) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
loon, 'they're big names. The biggest in the business.' on page 45

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
he wis thi boat et wi got wer biggest shotie en, An al niver furgai on page 19

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bedroom door an pyntin te the biggest pair o wifie's draars at Beld on page 73

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a lovely, Plump behind an the biggest, maist impressive knockers he on page 60

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
keleton o a whale that is the biggest exhibition space in the kintr on page 3
its festivals is gaun on. The biggest ane - 'Las Fallas' fas in Ma on page 4
e the Hallgrímskirkja - the biggest kirk in Iceland at ower 74m h on page 11
teau de Chambord'. It is the biggest castle in the Loire Valley wi on page 17

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I' biggest gype 'at ivir cam tae work he on page 97

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
The Big Hoose, for it wis the biggest hoose for miles aroon, ye see on page 104

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e its draabacks. An mebbe the biggest draaback wis the ootside lavv on page 75

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o Steenhillock wis queen, the biggest ferm in the pairish, spreidin
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
is nae scowth fur mistak. The biggest gamble he'd iver taen wis mer
ma ain faither is ane o their biggest financial backers, an ma fait
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Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
d looks doon to his feet, the biggest challenge on earth is aboot t
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ither causes an aa. Ane o the biggest causes is haein ither health
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e soup plate. Douglas got the biggest yin that ye could get but wi
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Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
a scapegoat and that tae the biggest greetin faced complainin aal
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Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ny wappin big road, isnae the biggest problem for the environment r
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ma name check ye bam? I'm yer biggest fan ken! #StanTheMannie(2016) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ct wird ti caa yon feel, he i biggest gype iss side o i border. @Do(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
34775 @AberdeenFC This is the biggest mistake - it’s one thing ta (2022) twitter link
@stonefish100 Sad news. Biggest blow tae Ebbe’s tenior was l (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
sel tigither efter haeing the biggest laugh I've hid fer a lang lan(2018) search twitter
hat ye rabble on aboot is the biggest pile o'pish aff seen. I think(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
This is the biggest scunner ah'm hin in aal me li on page 24

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Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
the biggest mountains in the system?”
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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
3. "Maist o the warld's biggest appen-access corpus o Scots w(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"noo A'm oppenin oot laek da biggest telescop at ever wis! Ta ta, on page 16

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
hom, as ta wha wis gotten da biggest anes. An argument no resolved on page 93

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
@RobGMacfarlane Britain's biggest bird box ??. Dir may be a han(2019) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
tely canna wait to read this, biggest congrats Rufus!(2019) search twitter
@DonaldMurray56 Dat blyde!! Biggest congrats!(2020) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
But comes the biggest fear on page 56

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Likesay, the Greens, whaes biggest plus wis, on page 211

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@officialAliRed tweeted
ve a browse round Scotland’s biggest bookshop @Waterstones - chie(2019) search twitter
k you, you too when it comes. Biggest faff having wean(s) and no ca(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
The biggest difficulty Alice fun at furst on page 82
in fowk's heids aff here. the biggest wunner is, if thur's onieboad on page 84

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