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birthday Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words64.9 58.6 96.5 19.9 63.9 113.7 26.6
Number of occurrences208114 64 2 11 11 6
Number of authors76 39 20 2 4 6 5

Occurrences of birthday in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
til George on his seiventieth birthday - whit a douce an thochtie t on page 10

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Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Daniel's first birthday, August, 1979. on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
on. "I'm gled they dinnae gie birthday-praisants like that!" But she on page 44

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it doon tae yer birthday? on page 18

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he mercat cross on the king's birthday - detailed him tae gauge the on page 35

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
Naw, it's no' yer Maw's birthday (ye didnae miss it again, did on page

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae be judgemental durin his birthday week' on page 1

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
room roun aboot Rabbie Burns' birthday. There's monie fowk yet breat on page 65

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Jist afore mi birthday on page 58

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
etirin, an afore his sixtieth birthday. Weel it had lang been a trad on page 59

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
then so's her ma an her ma's birthday's December Ah said, Whit am a on page 104
invitet me tae her thirteenth birthday party in March but ah'm no ga on page 121
ish Karen got fur her twelfth birthday there that she managed tae sp on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Wance a year jist, on his birthday, Chairlie got tae hae a taste on page 6
wid mak his saxpenny ' bar o birthday chocolate last him mair than on page 7
Grannie Geordietta. 'It's yer birthday nixt week. Ye hae as muckle a on page 25
e day afore Chairlie Baffie's birthday, the newspapers annoonced tha on page 29
Chairlie's mither. 'It's yer birthday the morra, dinnae forget. I'm on page 31
Also on pages 32, 46, 51
10 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREG on page 22

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Aye, we'll kid oan it's ma birthday an invite aa the wimmin in Sc on page 79
g gold chain fer the Prince's birthday present. Weel, she had tae ge on page 81

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
atch I wis haudin back for ma birthday,' he said. 'But, efter aw, wh on page 26

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e hud a rare dram. It wis his birthday. Ah wis ainlie a few month go on page xvii
is comin tae Cathy's sixtieth birthday party the night. Any excuse f on page 1
o-Op, so ah bought it fur hur birthday, but it wis a waste o money. on page 2
'Happy Birthday' buntin is draped across the on page 3
o the cake that reads 'Happy Birthday' in blue icin. on page 4
Also on pages 6, 12, 40, 50, 60, 78, 81
15 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
maks clootie dumplin fir yir birthday on page 48

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
d oot, when he rived open his birthday present. on page 70

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
get him a screwdriver for his birthday!" Clancy telt the janny, wha on page 98

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
riday 10t Mairch cried "Happy Birthday Oor Wullie!" Dizzens o kenspe
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
right through fae McDade’s birthday. Ah’d managed tae catch up
wready squared them up aff ma birthday money. Fuckin intae these cun
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wan in’t it? A fuckin poxy birthday party ah’d nae business bei
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
somewhere. Haudin oot oan the birthday boay. This is the party ay th
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
at his caird here. It’s his birthday efter aw. Ah cannae sit here
‘That’s the birthday boay. He’s mad wae the ecto
, gien him his card. ‘Happy birthday ya mad cunt, ye.’ Ah try ta
3 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
that it wis his twinty first birthday party comin up, or the party
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
mindo things. I forgot my ain birthday the other day.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
On the mornin o her birthday, Kat woke tae find a cyberdug
h toy. It wisna wrapped up in birthday paper, an there wis nae caird
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
y, had been celebratin’ his birthday. We were tae be guided by McP
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
It wis the day efter ma birthday, when A shambled intae Colleg
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
pheesical dunt. For her last birthday - na, the yin afore, her las
na, the yin afore, her last birthday at hame - her brither Balvin
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e photie fae Daniel’s first birthday, the wan fae the frame in the
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
uld be an actual recipe for a birthday cake or a by-ordinar meal, or
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Daniel’s first birthday, August, 1979.
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Happy Birthday, Gilbert."
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
bought me this outfit fur ma birthday; a red skirt and zip-up jacke
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
y nine days till the Bard’s birthday, when he wad be dinin in cele
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
You look aboot 38 ?? so happy birthday ??(2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
@_craigpettigrew happy birthday aul boy!(2019) search twitter
ed tae respect OAPs since yer birthday last year, so al no mention a(2017) search twitter

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
tmesazzle Fantastic ??. Happy birthday auld yin ??x(2020) search twitter
nding yi a belated one. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AULD YIN ????(2020) search twitter
@janiesherb Happy Birthday auld yin ????(2020) search twitter

@g_hibby tweeted
evening Fozzy... And a Happy Birthday tae Maggie... (2022) twitter link

@jack_capener tweeted
A cantie birthday tae @OorVyce - here's tae us(2020) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
@mrjakehumphrey Happy Birthday! Hae a fabby day!"xxx(2014) search twitter
served! I've still got ma Dec birthday monies but tryin ma hardest t(2014) search twitter
@mcflyharry Happy Birthday tae you and huggggggggssssss (2014) search twitter
ernoon massage which a got as birthday present fae ma freend. Canae (2015) search twitter
@nbshow2fm Happy 1st Birthday everybody fae me in Scotland!(2015) search twitter
and 12 other occurrences.

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
@billykayscot Happy birthday, tae a graun chiel. Lang mey (2018) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@AddressingLife Happy Birthday wee man fromScotland!(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
It's a braw age to be. Happy Birthday x(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Derval, Jim Hunter shares his birthday wi @NicolaSturgeon though he(2020) search twitter
Happy Birthday tae ma big sister, aka Oor Ma(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
@AndreTheViking Belated birthday wishes tae yer bonnie lass ??(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
bum tae coincide wae his 80th birthday. Get tae . . .(2020) search twitter
@mcneil_kl Happy birthday Granny. Congratulations on ge(2020) search twitter
ey_steph @BoringOleFart Happy birthday. 52 ye say? Jings ah widnae h(2020) search twitter
@joao_kay @billykayscot Happy birthday Billy. Hae a braw day(2020) search twitter

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
t hen, Donna bought me for ma birthday last month. Ah woudnae pay fo (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
@Lenniesaurus Happy birthday hen ??, and congratulations t (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
nute she's ower singin "Happy Birthday" tae her. Braw eh ???? (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
grubb35 @MusselburghAth happy birthday auld yin - they dinnae make (2021) twitter link
aturday morning - enjoy your birthday sir (2020) twitter link
elburgh if a sent ma isobel 3 birthday cards and she saw they were o (2020) twitter link
been sent to me guys - happy birthday from someone to a stevielou x (2020) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
note it hame fae ma aleevint birthday an ma mither gies iz a hauf-c on page 98
l for this wee loon's saicant birthday." on page 100

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
e - Ah think it wis Bessie's birthday an we a' hid balloons - at m on page 35

1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
o, a week efter my fourteenth birthday I wis stannin ahint the coont on page 124

1 matches

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
y watch meant for her fowerth birthday. Wid this box haud her granmi on page 22

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
times and bad Happy Ninetieth Birthday Dad on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
y time fir. fa'd nivver hid a birthday caird or a Christmas present on page 78
Betty rippit open er birthday caird an stared doon it the g on page 79
itit's roon the nicht fir yer birthday meal. At's foo Ah gied ye the on page 80

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ay, seein it wis his echtieth birthday. 'Michty,' says he, comin bac on page 8

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rs, banners, balloons, an yer birthday cake, in the shape O a tracti on page 20
te satin shroud are baith yer birthday waatches. on page 23
ariddy fullt in yer name, yer birthday, yer occupation, an yer hamet on page 52

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
h funcied a new waatch fir ma birthday he jist said, 'Fit div ye win on page 21

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Faither McKechnie wintin his birthday pairty at his hame on page 115
Birthday greetins, bottle o' wine? on page 135
An fan ma birthday wiz celebrated on page 177

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ce. "A'm gled they dinna give birthday-presents lek at!" But she did on page 88

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
ver wis. It wis his sixteenth birthday pairty. on page 114
boatie, jist as the prince's birthday pairty hid bin. The prince an on page 125

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
t, "they gied me it-1in an on-birthday present." on page 81
fower days fan ye mith get on-birthday presents-" on page 82

6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
. Nae lang efter ma fifteenth birthday, I hid ma first kiss frae ma on page 51

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
id the hoose tae wirsels. His birthday wisna lang past, an he hid a
esents like that, even for mi birthday.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d gien her Daisy on her saxth birthday, they hid grown thegither. Fi
her, hid gotten buiks fur his birthday, an new schule claes. He wad
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
; the lecky wis due; twis his birthday . . . or it wisna his birthda
. . . or it wisna his birthday. Ower mony fowk likit him, Jo
2 matches

Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
for her, seein as it wis her birthday. Her mither gave her a presen
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he bairns. Mabel wid gie them birthday cards wi a fiver in it and th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ochy Mowdie, the gang tae his birthday pairty that verra efterneen.
“I’m haein a birthday pairty the morn,” fuspered
aen him a meccano set fur his birthday, an it keepit him quate fur o
3 matches

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
shJill You too lass - bairns birthday party season ??(2019) search twitter
king mine a wik Fridae fur my birthday ????(2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Happy Birthday quine, faun's the pairty?(2016) search twitter
, computer and office fur her birthday, ah think she’ll be fair tri(2017) search twitter
Happy Birthday Quine! https://t.co/ClVZmej4Y(2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
cht. Jist winted ti say Happy Birthday ti onyeen on here fa's ma pal(2019) search twitter
e_Bull1 @DonsSupporters Happy Birthday fae i Shire. I mind bein stuc(2019) search twitter
@Historic_Ally Happy birthday loon!(2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
‘fit like’ ahbody an happy birthday Rabbie Burns ?? (2021) twitter link
y auld boy and wish him happy birthday, 20 minutes spikin fitba made (2020) twitter link
fit he’s wanting for a late birthday present on Sunday ?? ah the b (2020) twitter link

@daleser23 tweeted
drove doon n back. Aye its my birthday on saturday so il be oot all (2013) search twitter
rew7 tell um fit u want for a birthday present(2013) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
ly don't want to have another birthday, 17 sounds so old” oh I mich(2013) search twitter
ost fan I meant tae say Happy Birthday xx(2012) search twitter
If ye hae christenin cake n birthday cake. Why nae funeral cake?(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
e min, are you still deen the birthday shout oots on Grampian? Can y(2016) search twitter
tae my pal Bert on tv fer his birthday bit ye didnae(2016) search twitter
like. I’m planning a special birthday fer Bert ma pal in the Fittie(2016) search twitter
ating yon wifie o' mine fer a birthday meal & being a Fittie Loon & (2018) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ife readin oot poyems fae her Birthday prezzie A Squatter o Bairnrhy (2020) twitter link
My Dad's 90th Birthday today. Hope he and Mum have a (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an 80th Birthday Video on page 32

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hid's ivrybuddies birthday traet on page 116

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ice. "A'm blyde dey dunna gie birthday praisents laek yon!" But shö on page 92

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
love ta gie Tracy ane fur her birthday. on page 10
gie Sarah fur her therteenth birthday whin shü wis obsessed wi dem on page 24
wis da caird fae her seeventh birthday, wi da smudge still dere fae on page 25
didna even come alang on her birthday." on page 44

6 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
y ain claas. So wi Meenie’s birthday no far aff, I headed in ower
lf up tae see da lowest row o birthday cairds an pickit oot a yallow
2 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
@crinolinerobot Its my birthday next week and I know nothings (2021) twitter link
@originalfm its Elskas’s birthday daday, sho’s 5. Can she get (2019) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e. "Ah'm gled they dinnae gie birthday-presents lik yon!" But she di on page 90

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, leavin thar on ma fowrteent birthday, whan A sertit ma Joinery app
1 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Its shite when the wife’s birthday faws at the common riding. Ca(2019) search twitter
Ka wait ti jesus birthday.#legend(2018) search twitter

@officialAliRed tweeted
n what would've been her 75th birthday. Love ee, Pat ?? https://t.co(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
Happy birthday tae auld(er) mucker Shug @shu(2020) search twitter
ackintosh Sorry Ah missed yer birthday auld sock, rin aff ma feet he(2020) search twitter
acyanneharvey Ah richt! Happy birthday Jean, 25th an aa, weesh Ah'd (2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
06 Och aye! It occurred on ma birthday! Never forget at all...(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
fur the _ McNeill Hotel. Late birthday present." She winkt at Maisie on page 26
"Ma birthday was in March!" on page 27

2 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ce. "A'm gled they dinnae gae birthday presents lik that!" But shae on page 91

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
- But at Herod's birthday pairtie, tha dochtér o Herod on page 9

1 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
what some yins wid caa a big birthday tha ither dey. Aye, A hae mad
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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
dig my car oot the snaw on my birthday a few years back, in May?????(2021) search twitter

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