A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of books in Corpus

Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
in the boax an liftin the two books (Dubliners - James Joyce an on page 10

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
up wi the Giro an I'm aff the books? on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
We'll scrieve yer name in books they cannae burn, on page 21

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
tae keek sometimes at aw they books they hid up at the big hoose on page 10

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
cuddied up wi books n clutter on page 52

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
rary wae ma heid sutck inside books. And the maire ah wid read. T on page 91
onal insurance number oan the books. Sure, oan camera they welcom on page 125
borrae a couple ae sociology books oaff Dougie. And they've some on page 142

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
The Reader o Books on page 1
rally sterted tae ettle efter books. The only book in the hale en on page 5
'Whaur are the bairns' books, please?' Matilda speired. on page 7
'She doesnae encourage readin books. And ma faither doesnae eithe on page 10
en, Matilda read the followin books: on page 11
Also on pages 13, 15, 35, 74, 75, 84, 90, 91, 204
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
. He is the author o a puckle books in Scots an has lang been vee on page I
help businesses balance their books. Since whan did it become the on page 36
an that's the language o text books in ilk subject - ye will lik on page 65
jist tellin stories fae auld books. Some are leevin representati on page 66
n their culture. The historie books uised fer teachin, written bi on page 71

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Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
s, Alistair wis a collector o books, an they included a wide reen on page 4

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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
o sources. Some are fae auld books an ithers are stories A've be on page 9
ae the hills, tho the history books tell it that monie o them wer on page 20
h aristocracy wuid fill monie books the size o this yin, an ma fr on page 116
Police Office wis turnt ower; books an furniture, uniforms, lante on page 127

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
school is cause we baith like books and we baith like art an we b 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
Books were aw ower the nursery flai on page 158
Och, books, och books, they were sae fine on page 159

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
rk it oot fae the cover o the books they gie ye. on page 13
Says Boo" bairns haudin their books upside doon, and I dinnae thi on page 16

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
His cherished books, the meagre selection, on page 17
Ah've kept aa ma books an things fae the strike on page 65

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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
Comic books frae Stateside, ballast in th on page 23

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ns, its ain dialects, its ain books,its ain oral culture, an is u on page 7
identityis cairried is in its books an stories. Scots, in this re on page 9
early-learnin tapes, toys an books could be brocht oot for young on page 13

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
put taegether and read bigger books an aw. on page 26
. He knows hoo much a love ma books. While ah wis busy browsin, h on page 27
seen before, but there's nae books oan that in the library. Dadd on page 30
e be a writer because ah love books. Dante doesnae strike me as m on page 36

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
o books on jist aboot every subject y on page 4
Klaus thocht o aw the books in the library, gaun up in fl on page 9
ed he couldnae be bothered wi books. The gears in Violet's ingeni on page 12
a guddle. Insteid o toys, or books, or ither things tae keep the on page 29
olet said. "I hivnae seen ony books in this hoose since we got he on page 33
Also on pages 38, 39, 43, 68, 69, 79, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 108, 110, 129, 130
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nae need introducin. He wrote books as funny as him oan the side on page 116

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
en picturs o her in oor story books. Och, she must huv goat awfu on page 120

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
m years, Dae we need wimmen's books and anthologies here? Can we on page 41
ye jist hae seen the history books if Rabbie wis a lass? She'd o on page 43

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
t wisnae as if she'd read ony books aboot music. on page 103

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
they sources got makkit intae books. As awbody kens whaw's bocht on page 23

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ent and Kinloch's smaa ballad books that were prentit jist fir a on page 69

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
tr. James P. Spence, Waverley Books, New Lanark, 2008, 47pp., £6 on page 119

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
is, Lorn Macintyre, Black Ace Books, Perth, 2008, 256pp., £16.95 on page 127

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
neither here nor there about books and wee stories themsel but h
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
hauds that there no eneuch books. An interestin point wis made
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
g and support from Curly Tale Books and the Scottish Government.
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
™s class wur in there choosin books.
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
permeission fae Burnawn Books,
readin books aboot Ayrshire an its history
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
oot, whaur there's a pickle o books aside the stocks o rock an th
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Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
assle bit at puts me in i bad books. Her wardrobe is neat fan she
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
s, produce umpteen documents, books, reports an teachin notes on
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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
long as it gets ye aff their books so it looks like they’re ac
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
. This is wan fur the history books. Maybe ah’ll write a letter
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Waverley Books brocht oot a Scots language g
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
407-59-3 publisht bi Waverley Books, David Dale House, New Lanark
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
onieweys, he wuidnae ken the books o the Bible. You’d learnt t
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
dnae daunder aboot choosin’ books bit jist went an’ got any a
e Little Hoose on the Prairie books – e’en better as the TV s
ah realised ah’d no got ony books at a’ an’ ma ma wid be wu
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
er than jist oor love o comic books an we took that dot com bubbl
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
there, sittin oan tap ay the books where ah left it. Ah stick it
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
eep a bull as her faither’s books.
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in the boax an liftin the two books (Dubliners – James Joyce an
oot in the boax an placin the books back oan tap. Stowin it away
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Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
xpert on it, read up aw these books tae try and unnerstaun it fur
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@jax6754 tweeted
Think Im gonna buy some books before goin tae see @watsonco(2014) search twitter
encourage all priceless in ma books! xxx(2015) search twitter
uid yin Jeff. Ma heids in the books this Saturday and module 1 re(2018) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
id a book haul at Category Is Books when bairn was a couple of mo(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
in there amang some fantastic books! https://t.co/OnQ70qGCca(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
or We hae hale libraries FU o books in Scots Fred and A teach the (2022) twitter link

@DABArbuckle tweeted
s material for ony his boring books.(2020) search twitter
ories will always balance the books' is complete bullocks(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
ts, and then me and ma tons a books. And it looked damn good tae (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
le make grammatical rules, no books, so ye might be right! https: (2020) twitter link
... as weel as her Nip Nebs books: https://t.co/BcZvsHiHvq (2020) twitter link
James Robertson, o Itchy Coo books, translatit these special dep (2020) twitter link
ranslatit hunners o weel-kent books fir bairns intae Scots, like (2020) twitter link
. @ChrisMcQueer_ has written books in Scots, published by @404In (2020) twitter link
and 10 other occurrences.

@ThonJacobite tweeted
. Jings, thats a fair wheen o books fae the man. Ah dinnae approv(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
much bit a wis still oan the books lol (2021) twitter link
- that would b me in the bad books again - aye its a sair fecht (2020) twitter link
aye but they kept me on there books despite ma frequent sickness (2020) twitter link

Doric

Wood, Evelyn Tales Fae The Doric Side - Carlo, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
r lang. Sign language, phrase books, bits o French an odd wirds o on page 29

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
folk an stickin chewin gum on books an in gym shoes. I wis sleeki on page 58

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e distance, wi a cornucopia o books fillin its shelves. Fur aw it on page 76

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Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Ye kent fine fit was on the books on page 14

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
uff - Ah've often twa, three books goin it the same time. Ah've on page 30
f-help, 'turn yer life aroon' books. on page 34
n anither stuff; wi lookit it books; wi dunced te pop music on th on page 66

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Aa i'books we've read on page 85

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
no room at all for any lesson-books!" on page 34

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 58 - .. an the SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
tak on the publishin o a the books at are on the go - some stil on page 111

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
nae spent mair time ower his books? It's the Libree he shoulda b on page 85

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
Scottish Folk Tales, Lomond Books, New Lanark, 2007, 384pp., £ on page 126

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
s, as he looked back ower his books, he wis surprised tae see
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Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
cket lunch, yer jacket an yer books?"
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Harvey, Lewis Crash, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
thing else tae get in her bad books but this wifie niver seemed t
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
™d a raik aboot lookin at the books but they were maistly Mills a
s boot an the aaler wifie hid books mair tae my likin, so I’d a
the shop. I got a fyowe mair books and saw some mair aneth the t
awa plus one fifty for aa the books. As I left I noticed this aal
y. I threw the jaicket an the books ontae the seat and left tae g
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
i wee sloped stands wi opened books on them. A lamp burned abeen
reflect the licht doon on the books. Jessie wiz tellt by Mistress
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
ew technology tae balance the books! https://t.co/WVAhdCpfsj(2016) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
I just put five big bags oÂ’ books tae th charity shop!(2019) search twitter
@RhiannaParade aye the books better. Have you read 'we nee(2011) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
explain awa, fin she's dein e books.(2020) search twitter
talieAHood Hiv a puckle a yon books. Some affa funny stories in o(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Knitting, books a photo? on page 44

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Surrounded bae books on page 103

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Copy books, nib pens, big bottle o ink on page 42
Treasured books bi GMB on page 43

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@johnkmitchinson tweeted
needan tae mind on no tae buy books in languages I dinna spaek! (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
I laekly got mysel in dir bad books fae da start, wi my big mooth on page 72

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
O aa da books o poetry I hae, on page 35

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
whit books wis wirt a read: on page 25
fur books o air, wi winged servitors on page 44
fur hats, da ivver-ready hymn-books, on page 115

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Mainland, Jim Love (After Miroslav Holub), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
A hunder books we didna write.
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
eally is fine tae be in among books. https://t.co/0a36jNaRlP(2021) search twitter
I dinna need mair books but I also do, so do you see (2021) search twitter
I'm tryin tae stick wi buyin books frae Waterstones raedir as Am(2021) search twitter
etteRien Sam here, some o the books I hae here ir eens I bought w(2021) search twitter
e last night's observation re books: I noo hae nearly £50 worth (2021) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

@HazelTindall tweeted
itÂ’s in at laest twa makkin books.(2020) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
assage fae one o my favourite books ever #connectionnature #spine(2016) search twitter
are hints of pilau rice, auld books, da sea and (so I'm told) new(2016) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Dune is wan o my all time fav books. Pls give it a go. Its high s (2020) twitter link

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
ems wis publisht bi Canongate Books (1994). on page 127

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
nae room at aw fur ony lesson-books!" on page 35
ut she hae read aboot thum in books, an she was gie pleased tae f on page 107

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Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
e telt me, lookin up frae her books. “Homo sapiens. The plagueâ
Whan she wisnae readin her books o an evenin, she’d be glout
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@StuartPoet tweeted
wheen o ma poems (twae entire books in fact) are set purely here.(2020) search twitter
eon weel kennt for loving her books. Watch the post Nicola, grand(2020) search twitter
braries Aye and Ah'm on their books an aw! Time Ah wis back up yo(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
nae room ava fur onie lesson-books!" on page 36
t shae had read aboot thim in books, an shae wus gye pleased tae on page 108

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Amang yer claes an unread books, on page 6

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@the_gellick tweeted
adgey Jest fae Amazon: Ulster Books pit them oot. They're fae the (2016) twitter link
n it: the hail o it on Google Books. (2015) twitter link
I got the houl o twa wee books wi a wheen o #UlsterScots ble (2016) twitter link
_Eoin_Malcolm I hae yin o his books: "The Red Hand of Ulster" abo (2015) twitter link
ug in tae this. W.J. Lyttle's books aye have a quare lot o Ards f (2020) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.