A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

irn Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.7 17.8 7.5 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4135 5 0 0 0 1
Number of authors25 20 4 1

Occurrences of irn in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
straight, then take a swig ae Irn-Bru tae git the taste away. A on page 26

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
tae pit oor nation aneath his irn buit - brak oor spreit, an t on page 9

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
et popcorn an a-big bottle ae Irn Bru anaw. Harpreet said she'd on page 112
ght tryin tae nick a bottle a Irn Bru ootae Tesco; but Laura Ky on page 131
a full three litre bottle ae Irn Bru. on page 136
sen tried tae knock a crate a Irn Bru oot the Bell Street ice c on page 169

6 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
"Yer curry-flavoured Irn-Bru on page 89

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nd truly widened. He said the Irn Bru carnival hud nothin oan i on page 87

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
An could even surpass Irn Bru. on page 29

1 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
doup end o the sheugh wis ane irn siever for a four hooses. If
Abin yone siever wis wan cast irn stanpipe. It micht hae a fant
r its moo, an a fantoosh cast irn knurlt hanle fir tae turn it
t wis still jist an auld cast irn stanpipe. This wis conseedere
kis it replaced an auld cast irn pump wi a lang irn hanle tae
7 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r faur be’er nor ony bairn, irn’t ye?’ She tirnt the kitt
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi cut price bevy, irn bru spritzers,
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
pt masel tae a can o ginger, (Irn Bru Extra cause ye ken whit t
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
e last can o oríginal recipe Irn Bru in the vendin machine. De
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
street tae the clock oan the Irn-Bru sign above Central Statio
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d lid ay the gless boattle ay Irn-Bru fae the bucket that’s p
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
an broun sauce ca’d back wi Irn Bru, pizza suppers wi Dr Pepp
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
he Tattie Bogle doon frae the irn bru crate he wis balanced oan
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@80_mcswan Irn bru bottles i seem to end up (2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
overrated, back tae vimto and irn bru for me(2014) search twitter

@jack_capener tweeted
IOT Even better - buckie and irn bru.(2018) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
ynes It's got nothing oan the Irn Bru advert here in Scotland! (2014) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
here Ah think it's aboot the Irn Bru manufacturer, no a bent A(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- ur the man that drinks the irn bru - while he drinks seven (2021) twitter link
nderson enjoy brother and the irn broo - b oan ma son (2021) twitter link
irn bru jelly babies doon at the (2021) twitter link
ere naebuddy objected tae the irn bru advert yet - made in sco (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
en is legs. "Ye'r rale pushy, irn't ye?" on page 55

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye'r a richt cheery bugger, irn't ye?" Duncan rockit oan is h on page 14

1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ther came oot tae gie us some irn bru and telt us she wis gaen
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
or an agin it (especially fae Irn Bru fans), but will it really
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ay, tried a'thing fae fry up, irn bru, heedache pills & even on(2016) search twitter

Ulster

@Angelinekking tweeted
ye've made 45 dolls frae Norn Irn wile happy!(2020) search twitter