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harbour Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.8 12.7 10.5 19.9 58.1 10.3 26.6
Number of occurrences5125 7 2 10 1 6
Number of authors29 14 4 2 5 1 3

Occurrences of harbour in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
o the harbour in Sydney - on page 32

1 matches

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Crab Toon Crail, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
toward twa harbour claws, on page 40

1 matches

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Hame tae Dunbar Harbour, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Hame tae Dunbar Harbour on page 41

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
whaur ye aye fin safe harbour, on page 26
the mirk tae Europe past the harbour lichts an kirks whaur nocht b on page 77

2 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Fir 'Safe Harbour' or sic like, had tae be. on page 201

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an harbour yi, if or when on page 21

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
windaes, aw the ships in the harbour were flyin flags an some o th on page 125
auld boatie wis gotten at the harbour, a tar barrel pit in an licht on page 126
n comin taewards them fae the harbour. It wis anither auld boat wi on page 127

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
their maw the only truly safe harbour ava. on page 45

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
o a fishin boat at Peterheid harbour, wrote a lot o great stuff. H
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Thi harbour then or Wally’s shop?
rummeled into toon across the harbour wa’, shinned up ower broken
ask fit wye she wiz near the harbour in the efterneen.
3 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
raway side frae the hauf-deid harbour o the laich toun, steps biggi
r wi easy strenth doun to the harbour,
2 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The weemin in the Harbour Baur held still,
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
nd why a wis walking doon the harbour lookin at boats! X http://t.c(2015) search twitter
@JeffBrazier Musselburgh Harbour! Happy Tuesday tae you an awe(2015) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
@welcometofife Dysart harbour. The Harbour Maister's Hoose (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mpervan n park it doon at the harbour lol (2020) twitter link
2 nite n a chilloot under the harbour lights at port seton - ee ca (2020) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
the harbour, maistly in the bay on page 10
(Harbour Of Refuge) on page 19

2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
isitin and nippin doon ti yon harbour wi ma black widow catapult . (2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
ne Na Fae Portsoy ti Buckie 6 harbour walk min nae pub tho(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
er the gig in my pub doon the harbour? Never aff the jukebox here(2016) search twitter
w spotted this the day in the Harbour! #fittie https://t.co/QGPHr7y(2016) search twitter
affa pleased wee results o ma harbour pub votes! Fittie Bar 3rd? Fi(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
boabs tae the surfiece under harbour-front bars, on page 3

1 matches

Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
down tay thi harbour
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
, maybe I cood tak her tae da Harbour Cafe fur ..." on page 38
He drew up at da Harbour View, whaar he wis applied fu on page 57
why do you want ta wirk i da Harbour View?" I aksed him, "Wid da o on page 58
bit he hedd a guid job wi da Harbour Trust bi dat time, an he didn on page 72

6 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
helpless fae tha harbour waa on page 88

1 matches

Williamson, Christie Da windirs o technology, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Shetland - Yell, poetry
I left Lerwick harbour
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
git an iced tea, m8 dis is da Harbour Café dir is 0% chance o an i (2019) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Harbour selkies, dunters and neesiks-(2016) search twitter

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
r... we huv walked alang this harbour! Braw day fur walk and enjoye(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
nty o time tae mak it tae the harbour fur half past seven, but he w on page 12
ie. "I'm gaun 'ae watk at the harbour lik Uncle Leonard whan I gtow on page 13

3 matches

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
Oul Carrowdore harbour
1 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
rs sailing into thon fragrant Harbour, with Sloop John B renting th(2019) search twitter
rs sailing into thon fragrant Harbour, with Sloop John B renting th(2019) search twitter

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