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religious Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.6 19.5 15.1 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences5038 10 0 1 0 1
Number of authors33 25 6 1 1

Occurrences of religious in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
motto o impudent maniacal religious fervour on page 28

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
non-adherence tae iniquitous religious laws imposed on Scotland by C on page 31

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
is made clear that he hed nae religious intent in his wark. It wis th on page vi

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Noo A'm no religious but just on the off chance th on page 93

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n oot meenisters tae meet the religious needs o the fowk, an as time on page 19
rtin a haill reenge o fanatic religious nutters aroun the warld. An i on page 116

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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
passioun is at the same time religious an practical: he has kent lan on page 5

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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
ie fell active in the vicious religious wars o the seventeenth centur on page 116
o Airlie. In these disturbit religious times there were aye rumours on page 118

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
id, Heh hingmy - whit's that religious lassie's name again - Harpre on page 25
t ah don't know if that's fur religious reasons or whit. Ah wantet ta on page 85
no, said Charlene, You urnae religious. Ah don't fancy it, ah said. on page 106

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
And naethin tae nourish religious life, on page 19
'Och, ah'm no the religious type,' ah replies, weakly. on page 126

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Whit wey daes this play intae religious ideology - efter aw, gin ye on page 108

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
some fowk's favourt era, fu o religious maniacs and weel turnt-oot ps on page 39
the religious commissars o the Covenant, on page 46

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
's beliefs, but there a lot o religious references for exemplar in Th
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
And naething tae nourish religious life,
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
w, The Ricey and The San Toy. Religious undercurrents lurks there in
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ae. But it turnt oot it wis a religious holiday, and the flag wis a r
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he mixter-maxter o political, religious an social dree — haes meant
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ss wis dug oot o the law. The religious centres an pouer centres at R
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Meikle, William Overheard in a Cemetery, (ABCTales.com 2004) Central - Ayrshire, prose
never in tae a' that Holy Joe religious stuff.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
. Ah’ve never been the most religious o the bunch, but anything’s
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Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
odheid wadnae countenance ony religious intolerance or sectarian hate
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
religious practice
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
k you’re susceptible to ... religious influences.”
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
p amang aw nations, racial or religious groups, and shal gar the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
taen as the maist virtuous an religious e'er kent in Scotland, viz.,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
tho thay cuid see the kittlie religious question faur eneuch, thay wa
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
h day wae ma heid. Noo A'm no religious
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
the gowsterous political and religious threapins that fasht 16th-cen
bove’ and ‘mair holie and religious’ nor onie ither:
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
stupit religious bigots. An ee goes tae Sister
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
r been what yae wid label the religious type. Which is a far cry fae
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@SconeOf I'm non religious but have said a prayer or two(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
is a man 'living a profoundly religious life under great difficulties on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Religious differinces," said Rosie, "He on page 13

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
p his guts. "Ah've nivver bin religious an Ah nivver believed n Hell on page 34

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tor tae the city has tae see, religious or nae. For yet anither bonni on page 9

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
ither eence telt me. 'I'm nae religious, as ye ken'. on page 51

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
a schizophrenic and sometime religious fanatic wha micht, it seems, on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
a schizophrenic and sometime religious fanatic wha micht, it seems,
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ctions as well. Mary a deeply religious person hid niver in her life
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
sie fell in wi some hard core religious sect, an dat didna help, fur on page 4

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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An thaim yins wi religious cause. on page 55

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