A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of nichts in Corpus

Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
twa nichts later he was pouin on page 171

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
t month, liggin haill days an nichts in the slack o despond thinki on page 134

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Threi nichts alane o hairvest that ah lue, on page 28

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
It was gaunae be yin ae they nichts. on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
THREE NICHTS EFTER, auld Major dee'd douce on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an the nichts are fair drawin in on page 49

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
despatches hame tae yon nichts on page 23
Ilk nicht thir three nichts syne yer there, on page 25
street names, auld hooses, nichts oot, luves an weans, on page 55
orse. Ah'm oan the piss. Syne nichts were no sic sair a fecht, ten on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
sthill on this sad nicht o aa nichts?' Wee Janet steirt ablow her on page 29
re the dawn - for the simmer nichts on page 34
deed haunt ye aa yer days an nichts as lang as ye leeve - an in on page 47
e thole months o lang, dreary nichts, courit aither side o the hea on page 56
'Clear skies mak for cauld nichts, Hugh. It's ower cauld for sn on page 81

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
agin the nichts' frichts. on page 6

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
h feel fair contented-like on nichts like this. It's no that very on page 3
think Ah'll git ony sleep at nichts then ata', still a lot o' the on page 37

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
Ah've spent so many nichts finkin o the folk oan the Tit on page 7

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
a murky, dark, dreich, stormy nichts, on page 4

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
rs pey less tae get in. Maist nichts at a fowk club haes sang spot on page 56

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
re. The bairns pit on a Bothy Nichts concert an some o them lookit on page 87

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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
is ane o thae coorse Scottish nichts in November whan the wind wis on page 63
ers aboot him. The entire twa nichts' wark involvin five different on page 106
id they manage tae apprehend. Nichts when they didnae keep watch w on page 109

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wild nichts oot oan the ran-dan o it, on page 3758
'It's constant nichts or there's the fuckin gate? on page 75
spendin yer days an nichts in dreid o briganers or fire on page 107

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
arcelins tel ye. On stormryfe nichts, whan the win shakkit the fow on page 5

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
a twa-fauld castell fur cauld nichts. The aye-bydin spence wes rep on page 5

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
d on for three days and three nichts. | on page 34
for yon efter three days and nichts wi nae scran.' on page 36
e there were nae days and nae nichts doon there in the drumlie dar on page 38
in circles for three days and nichts and I dinna hae a blin notion on page 46

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The nichts, dwaumed naething ower bauld, on page 18

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
f beer an we got baukit for a nichts carousin. I wes skinnt at the on page 8

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
in time. Monie nichts ti come, an sit. on page 35

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
flair. Oan frostit nichts, the smoored waas on page 112

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Law, Laura Eemis Stane 1 - Twa Scots Haiku, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Wi the mirkest nichts. on page 7

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
dout. It mindit him o simmer nichts at hame wi the aipen winnock on page 17

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
or fourteen days and fourteen nichts. on page 33

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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
bird. There were "Nichtingale Nichts', whan awbody dressed up as b on page 101

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e for the evenin fry. Only at nichts duis it aa get to rest and se on page 72

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Dann? Nichts weiter als der ungewisse on page 10

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McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Flauchterin Aurora o white nichts o Haparanda on page 117

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
ds mair nor twa days, and nae nichts, wi the
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
On simmer nichts at gloamin time,
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
� apologeised Grant. “Maist nichts we ar
usis o the staitiouns, ‘K’nichts’ .”
K’nichts. We’l speir at’m ti finnd
wared the nixt twa nichts, dravin the first machine int
s ill a brigganeir as the k’nichts o the mid aiges at uised the
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
but what for this nicht o aa nichts? Och, Faither, I dinna ken wh
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
othian an ayont ower a puckle nichts. In parteeclar, the wark men
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
On moonless nichts, it wis nae joke.
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
ndered war it the lang lichty nichts ye git this faur north, or di
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
er weeks in October, whan the nichts are drawin in.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
oors' for forty days an forty nichts in his readin o Lorimer's owe
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
tae pee the bed fir a puckle nichts efter.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
, an Internet Relay Crack for nichts on end ower his mither’s ph
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
t. He had feenished the job 2 nichts afore an’ last night had be
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
leep-talkin, fur wan. Oan the nichts she appeared at her parents�
A few nichts later, Ailsa woke up in the s
Fur the next couple ae nichts, there wis peace. Ailsa slept
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Three nichts efter, auld Major dee’d pea
the name o Animalism. Several nichts in the ouk, efter Mr Cameron
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
thoo disna, Hsien, ane o thir nichts, Ah will.” Hsien made nae r
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
anisations as simple as gemme nichts has the potential tae spreid
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Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
Flichts and twa nichts at the Maison Marguerite, boo
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@ionafyfe tweeted
affa excited for tae host the nichts live-streamed roundtable. It (2020) search twitter
The nichts are fair draan in. ?? https:/(2020) search twitter

@jamieonkeys tweeted
@robmcd85 The nichts are fair drawin in!(2017) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
Guid nichts sleep aheid now! @JeffBrazier(2014) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
he nicht but better muinlicht nichts will be alang soon. The first(2020) search twitter
lea the hoose on dreich daurk nichts when ma mither wis watchin Da(2020) search twitter
The nichts are fair drawin in, sae time (2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
ae tae chynge it up every few nichts in order tae faa asleep.(2020) search twitter
@Alien_Orifice Aye, the nichts ur fair drawin in.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
h feel awful. Ower moany late nichts. on page 40

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
there for three days an three nichts afore onybody missed him. An on page 35

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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
cht freendly syne. Twaa-three nichts i the week I wis invited in t on page 124

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
'll ken it weel eneuch. Black nichts on page 19
Lichthooses moaned on foggy nichts on page 23

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sy enuch. Ah'v bin te at mony nichts oot wi Eric at Ah ken the dri on page 18
"An div ye nae think at twa nichts oot oan the trot is jist comi on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t te winter an the lang, dark nichts brocht ma baby. Ah caaed her on page 45

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e deil. For twa score days an nichts he hidna a pick tae ett, an b on page 10
e Jordan an for forty days an nichts wis led back an fore throw e on page 85

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
possess her nichts on page 27

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Mony nichts aleen wii i'telly an radio on page 182
An in i'caul dark winter nichts on page 197

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
On Sunday nichts, fan the Morrices cam in fae on page 74

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
O mony wis the sleepless nichts
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Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
There's been stormy nichts in the Cabrach,
There'll be stormy nichts again,
at waarmt the lang forenichts nichts
There's been starry nichts in the Cabrach.
There'll be starry nichts again.
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Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
s maun meeve wi the time. The nichts are ower cheap an wi nae eneu
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
keep em for the coorse winter nichts. I'll hae a gran fordel or
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
avy as corrugated iron. Maist nichts her Ma wid caimb her hair oot
n five. Whyles, in the simmer nichts, the Bruces hired Alec an Ned
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ins. Fur a hale fower days an nichts, they birled an chantit awa �
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
venturin oot intae the winter nichts, especially fan there’s a b
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
nichts o het bluid.
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ain hoose now. But still some nichts she’d sit and watch her spe
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
o Rosy Lil on the lang simmer nichts.
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
l felt me happens up there at nichts. Yid mak a fortune!(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Aye the nichts are fair drawin in(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
tae get some "snacks" for the nichts Voice final! One condition - (2017) search twitter
d tae wak up tae Asda fer the nichts tea & hid yon neighbours dog (2018) search twitter
ecommend Fittie Bar on Friday nichts, only bar ye will find auld c(2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
e em aleen lang enough for e' nichts puddin'.(2020) search twitter

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
fae nichts curled lik on page 64

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Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
For days an nichts hit’s wi me alaek
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Williamson, Christie Slainte Bard, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, poetry
o lang dark nichts
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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
on fir da end a Aagist an da nichts begood ta höm. Da crews sail
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
eepin in his paet stack maist nichts.”
an Jeemie spent some splendid nichts sharin yarns. Sometimes we wi
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Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
We see even mair o him as da nichts draa in as he’s nocturnal l
Twartree nichts laeter we wir feenishin wir s
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
da heefins. Welcome back dark nichts #shetland(2013) search twitter
rmond_K When birds tell us da nichts'll shun be draain in...(2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
here we speak about the Helly Nichts in more detail, and where I s(2017) search twitter
penultimate post on the Helly Nichts. One more to go! ????(2019) search twitter
The Helly Nichts approach us... https://t.co/R(2018) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Wearie an dreich the days an nichts stodge in.
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the-nicht, an aw the nichts as lang’s Ah leeve,
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
eld i the schuil i the wunter nichts, an monie ae guid nichts
, an monie ae guid nichts
parteeklar guid nichts crack, whan the praisent Mrs.
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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
sumane bothered him durin the nichts. Nae me, sleep lik babby! ???(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Oul-farrant nichts an stane-waa ruins on page 4

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Waunter's lang dairk nichts come hirplin back; on page 38
A'm quare an fand o dairk nichts; on page 57

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
fer fowertie days an fowertie nichts, he wus gye hung'rie. Tha tem on page 3
wus thrie days an thrie rits nichts ïn tha belly o a big fish, � on page 9

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
twelve million nichts wur associated wi' thae trips on page 65

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Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ur hairt-sair. Tha shoartenin nichts an couler wather med it aa th
cker got. As the coul wunther nichts set in, John cud thole nae ma
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