A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of byre in Corpus

Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the ruif. Frae the stable an byre, biggit on the east end o the on page 22
oot doors. He poued open the byre door, an drew back at the ste on page 24
ohn set tae an mucked oot the byre, cowpin the shairn on the mid on page 25
biggin, mak new buises in the byre for his twa pownies; lay a ne on page 27
er hoch-deep in shairn in the byre-en o the sheil, had at least on page 56
Also on pages 57, 59, 70
8 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
d tae sleep that nicht in the byre wi the mice and the rattons. on page 72
does hae tae sleep oot in the byre.' on page 73

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
heir een! They were in a huge byre and the haill place wis thran on page 40

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
"It's thon laddie in oor byre." on page 51

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A wee bit stink cam frae the byre, on page 7

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
The Muckin o Augeas's Byre on page 21
d. "It's comin fae the palace byre. Ah'm afraid it's no been cle on page 22
ht, ye better let me see this byre then." on page 23
Hercules for his help wi the byre on page 24
rcules came back fae Augeas's byre. on page 26

6 matches

Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The door o the byre was open, on page 57

1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
‘Come in through the byre,
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
alterin a chermin auld stane byre intil a
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
Oot she gaed tae the byre tae tak the pig tae the merca
he auld wummin gaed intae the byre where the pig wis leein on it
nd rinnin roond and roond the byre like it had never been seik a
3 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he kye sae wad hing aboot the byre at feedin time howpin tae be
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
cabals in the café bar o the Byre Theatre in St Andrews afore r
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
Folk an kept some a the sheep byre fyr theym if they whur caught
n, an A’ve been lyin in yir byre these last months.”
ne. Yon A saw, stoapin in yir byre of a nicht. An A fain fell in
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
isna daen wrang but ahint the byre door. Pitchforks arena the se(2020) search twitter
ye arena Geordie an dinna hae byre!(2020) search twitter
his activities in his online byre till the coos come hame(2020) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e parks, in the simmer or the byre in the winter. I wid spik tae on page 59

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
imin up Ben Nevis At last the byre wis a seen till The horse an on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Like a byre-brush," he said, wi' oot aive on page 40
syne rowin the barra ben the byre, smellin the sweet breath o t on page 88
o the meen. He smokit in the byre an aiven fin he wis plooin. U on page 89

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ibby - she's a mowser like a byre brush." on page 68
e passed it on her wye te the byre. He follaed her inside, the s on page 91
aul ingine-hoose an barn, the byre, the neep-shed, the stable an on page 92
Jack leent up against the byre waa an smiled, thinkin ax Hil on page 94

5 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
s as clean as a scrubbit-doon byre. A thocht naething aboot it. on page 90

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ncle Dod hid let him inno the byre efter the new calf wis born,
listenin tae the souns o the byre, the clank o the herd tethere
e swallas that bedd aneth the byre’s eaves. The radio wifie mi
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rk dane, fires mendit, an the byre made ready fur the evenin's m
n, awa frae the tyranny o the byre. The cottars micht shift fur
e park settin aff fur hame or byre or fariver their roadies tuik
he lowsed his galluses in the byre. Faith, he michtna be bonnie,
e stable, roon the side o the byre, an throwe the coort. Syne sh
24 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
a finnock or the tumbled doun byre. Efter half an hour he stairt
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n Whinbraefairm. Oot frae the byre strode the fairmer, angeret a
Faldie’s roup in their auld byre. Let’s gang ower an get the
byre ahin Mistress Hennie’s hame
3 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
loon Davie were workin in the byre

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
e ferm, frae the parks an the byre tae the hairth. Ma aunt ay re
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ee Grandpa's oot. He's in the byre. on page 5
That gale rave aff wir byre roof and wir tatties got the on page 20
washeen and the muckeen o the byre? on page 24
y, feed the kye and clean the byre, on page 25
e Fermer Broon mucked oot the byre wi sighs o deep despair. on page 57

5 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hurry tae the shelter o the byre! on page 111

1 matches

Peace, Courtney The 'Guid' Life, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
An sterted tae dyte the byre.
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@johnkmitchinson tweeted
last year it was Awey tae the Byre (Away in a Manger), this year (2020) twitter link

@peediepuss tweeted
@channel5_tv Ower guid fur da byre!(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
only place dey cood fin wis a byre, fir der wis nae room at da i on page 79

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
dir gotten a rüf on da aald byre, an da rigs plooed up ta grow on page 9
met Maggie as shü cam fae da byre wi a pail a milk. on page 35
whin shü fan me greetin i da byre da day dey mairried. If yun's on page 46

3 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
h in line fae wir hoose ta da byre to pick up wir rakes. My rake
rk, sitting on his seat in da byre in his black an white gansey,
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e headed ootside tae a muckle byre an park. Waanderin trowe da s
rse Openslae took me intae da byre tae sit on Santie’s sleigh.
2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
wis swallows aroond Ronald's byre da idder day(2020) search twitter

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ir the ruins o ae hoose an ae byre
rsel. Weil A mynd on the auld byre/stable itsel, kis ma faither
ird, hed lat Eck Pow’s auld byre, faa doun. At biggin
3 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
Or barn? Mind you yon wad be byre.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Tae clean the byre, feed the pigs, on page 16

1 matches

Gillen, Charles Fifty Nine, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
In the byre lang afore seven,
1 matches