A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of wur in Corpus

Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
sais it wis her hert an they wur right, just no the waiy they on page 12

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
Oan this particular night we wur baith sat thegither huddin ha on page 34
e piss hersel even harder. As wur huddin each other ah still wo on page 36

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
n doon the Mansion but, so yi wur usually safe in here. There's on page 3
ared they wouldnae know if we wur tokin a half-ounce or conduct on page 4
'A thought Matty n Div.wur the tap kiddies?!' on page 5
h wine yi drank, wit burds yi wur shaggin (or tryin tae shag), on page 6
em. The elder wans in his day wur mad cunts. Pure nineties batt on page 10
Also on pages 23, 29, 33, 39, 40
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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
be muckle cumfurt tae us whin wur twa auld foggies'. Weel, heez on page 78

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
I went hame then. The boys wur aw gaun roon tae hing oot in on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
giein dods o wha ye wur, will aye be, on page 22
Ah weesht that we wur thaim. on page 53

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
-in doon the bakers, how they wur flingin pies on page 95
yince wur warked? (Ma brither's buits on page 100

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
tae huv computers perched oan wur knees, on page

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
t Bier Halle, two fur wan. We wur meant tae go tae this other p on page 5
"Ye wur very obligin tae come aw the on page 17
ough the day if ye thought ye wur a bad guy? on page 21
'If it wur any other day. Who's Robin?' on page 28
'Ye wur meant tae speak at the cemete on page 29

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Lads, tak heed fur aw wur sakes, refrain fae chattin sh on page 26
Ken you wur wance the lassie that belange on page 89
e tae skip aw the pairts that wur there tae fill time, on page 92
gie us a second tae catch wur breath and regain control ae on page 93
that dinnae care tae ken wur minds, an see love's acts as on page 103
Also on pages 105
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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250242) Central, prose
'And there wis me finkin ye wur a goodie two shoes,' says Sco on page 7

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the natives hereaboots wur wonnerin on page 44

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
yince ah could see his pupils wur stall dilated, it started tae on page 17
hey're jist a fairytale story wur telt by oor parents. A fuckin on page 18
here tae judge - decided yae wur gonnae be a spider, then yae on page 21
e time ah didnae realise they wur huving a premonition because on page 22
ention, probably because they wur either greetin or tryin tae f on page 32
Also on pages 36, 40, 42, 51, 60, 64, 66, 68, 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 85, 86, 90, 91, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 110, 111, 112, 120, 121, 131, 135, 156, 157, 161, 165, 169, 174, 178, 181, 186, 187, 188, 189, 194, 195, 196, 199, 200
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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
roun the room til we wur baith knackered. Ah kin on page 93
Aye, ye wur a shinin knight. on page 98
whur ye wur noo, whit ye wur daen. on page 99

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ye answered, the sooner ye wur lowsed. 'W... H... I... T' he on page 149

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
en though ahm twenty-two noo. Wur huvin dinner at mah hoose an on page 171

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t at his toes an said, If you wur me wid you want tae show aff on page 11
ass laughed at me. Aw ma pals wur up at the seven foot mark dae on page 12
whit if aw ae us wore them on wur feet then da widnae feel sa s on page 13
While we wur daein wur hair ah said tae him, If yi c on page 15
ma pal Harpreet whit page we wur meant tae be daein in the tex on page 16
Also on pages 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 58, 61, 62, , 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 93, 95, 98, 100, 101, 103, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 140, 143, 145, 148, 149, 151, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169
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Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
mans wid know whir oor sojers wur. on page 76

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
h knew ah'd be safe. Twa boys wur kissin. Naewan would o stood on page 4
Fitbaw strips wur banned at the wee school. The on page 10
t - no by a lang shot - but wur no the maist academic bunch, on page 16
Ah shake ma heid. We wur as thick as thieves until pri on page 17
Maist o the folk in steerage wur immigrants, so ah imagined wh on page 29
Also on pages 34
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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
hose days, ye'd huv thocht we wur both destined fur mair. We wo on page xx
elieved hur when she said men wur fallin over themselves tae as on page 3
now, but ah wish ma illnesses wur hings people could see. Oot o on page 5
fur hur when she realised we wur gaun tae be late. on page 8
Ah fink o Granny. Me and hur wur the best O pals, set apart by on page 26
Also on pages 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 49, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 63, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 85, 87
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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an tellt tae kaip wur ehs on page 38
oan the wey hame fae wurk, wur ye on page 79
an ye wur buckled on page 81
ye wur that pisht on page 82
ah dinna ken whit ye wur playin at on page 83

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Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
Ma ma an da wur havin a feeld day tokin aboot on page 41

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
ng James: It maitters not. We wur jist bletherin aboot yer tong on page 11

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
The newspapers wur full ae it, an let oot such a on page 114

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Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
Oot slid a beast, but iz eyes wur toatie, on page 12
But the snow an the wind wur howlin again. on page 17

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
bit coz the wind and the rain wur batterin it that hard - and on page 9

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McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Soond shift, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
ten nou a sleekit shift in aw wur wey o thinking on page 49

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
that gart thaim be whit they wur: alagrugous weather, the pest on page 126

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Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
n tae dae the impossible, mak wur Scots speikin peoples tak ten
s til the feck o speikers kis wur meidie haes gang roon thar mo
ous wie Inglish dishclouts an wur paliteicians dinna gie e'en a
thon ordnar fowk wha bide in wur sovrin kintra. It is a brah m
red kis we a need tae mak sur wur leid disna suiffer the fate o
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McGibbon, Joe Lallans 74 - Draps o Sapie-Bubble, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
rly boyhood, white-cley pipes wur uised;
sapie watter, bricht bubbles wur blawn tae
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Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
ony (pure dead brilliant they wur, no kiddin); an’ George and
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Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
wit page we wur meant tae be daein in the tex
t an split us up cos she said wur always talkin, an noo ah huvn
that go right roon the top ae wur heid. Ah kept huvin tae pause
us an naebody wid know wit yi wur sayin. When we wur in primary
sayin. When we wur in primary school, me an Char
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
t at his toes an said, If you wur me wid you want tae show aff
ass laughed at me; aw ma pals wur up at the seven foot mark dae
ingin them ootae the pram. We wur comin back fae the Sunday sch
a sister that night, her feet wur red raw an covert in blisters
in blisters, an her wee toes wur aw twistin thegether lik a co
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Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
me; an no only that, when we wur in third year we baith endet
Marie Walker wan time when we wur in third year.
ut ah couldnae hear whit they wur sayin. THE FAITHER, ah heard
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Calderwood, Lynsey Cantsmell, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2020) Central, prose
lose fae her, her hail family wur laupin wi them an Laura hud t
rtified cos Laura an Charlene wur wi me an Charlene kept sniffi
the front an her fingernails wur still boggin. After we got af
ell’s wee brother’s class wur in there choosin books.
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
We wur oot bi Lexwell Drive bi then,
traws an stalky plantains. We wur on the tap flair o a block’
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t this SAC blather is rattlin wur harns about hou best tae sair
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e grund, near deein, ma sides wur that sair.
owards us. An aeroplane. They wur comin tae bomb us noo! Ah gra
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
st his neb an thick-lasht een wur visible inside the bundelt co
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
h awa! Ye’ll see us a’ in wur graves yet ... I seen the men
A wis safe eneugh glossin wi wur chanters kicked in as ‘with
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ntae the mither tung, tae mak wur ain leiterarie tradeetion aw
in Morgan, Robin Lorimer, and wur ain David Purves. Purves’ i
gie a kinna keekin gless tae wur ain haunts and gates. This ui
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
s ony o’ them or hinks they wur worth it, mind you. It’s aa
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
et total random cause Ryanair wur floggin flights fir a fiver p
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ae Croatia and Bosnia as folk wur hingin flags oot car windies,
he red, blue, and white flags wur Russian yins? It wis scary, n
Hauf an hour later, wur met bi wur guide, Ahmed—A B
met bi wur guide, Ahmed—A Bosniak fell
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ma room. At’s when ma eyes wur met wae thon wee toatie baby
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ir. Nae maitter hou skeigh ye wur, it wis gey seldom fast eneue
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
We always went tae Spain fur wur holidays and ah could make oo
The way Sergio pronounced wur names the J sounded like a cr
nce is we sit ootside tae eat wur pieces wi the guys workin on
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
y, so me and ma sister played wur wee game, where we tried tae
gh five each other, but moved wur haunds away afore the other p
The waiter came tae take wur order. I cannae remember what
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Lamb, Darcie T in the Park, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
Maw and her boyfriend, Ryan, wur aw gaun. A wis pure singin sa
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McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
e, the pie eater. Their teeth wur razor sharp, pointy like a sp
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
; aye, an’ cawld tae. Thair wur seevun o’ us whae aye used
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Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
Puddles wur jumpin aroond the sparky's fe
Wur hivin a pint
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nin thum fuckin ragged but we wur caught oot an put tae the swo
��d goat by the turnstiles an wur walkin up the stairs tae oor
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
prechaun. Listen, we’re oan wur waiy oer tae Hillington tae t
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘He dis. Where wur ye last night? We should’ve
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s happenin, me and the family wur watchin hur gettin planted ov
Men wur shootin, drills wur drillin, and rivets wur clank
drillin, and rivets wur clankin intae the side o the
the phone. Back when ma pals wur above the groond, it rang aff
whit would ye look like if ye wur a wumman?” ah ask.
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Some folk wur playin ping pong, others hud
o fillin’s, but root canals wur new tae me.
“Oh ma God. Ah thocht ye wur gonna swing by here fur the k
Ainlie essential shops wur meant tae be open and takeawa
Hoo long wur ye waitin tae speak tae somew
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Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
uid bottles o whiskey, and ye wur desperate enough tae haun it
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
r "We've got his Fender above wur fireplace..." an Phil's repon
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
characters in Jekyll an Hyde wur educated traivelled fellaes,
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
An’ efter we’d exchanged wur ‘whit r’ ye daein?’ an�
, when ‘We’ll huv tae tak wur shoes aff,’ Katy says.
gh in ma mind. If we took aff wur shoes we’d nae be able tae
urch tae shame, we wis oot on wur arses bein’ chased awa’ b
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
We hud wur chance. We’re no gonnae be
d be British than Scottish in wur ain country. That’s a sicke
�� free ‘to’. Tae hold up wur heids wi’ the superpowers,
i’ the big buoys n’ flash wur cash n’ nae coont the cost
rely because we dinna control wur ain destiny – an’ we’re
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
n’ Andy. We used tae sit on wur buckets like Oor Wullie an’
wanted tae be hum. So we got wur buckets; in ma case an upturn
ime afore that. An’ we’ve wur ain parliament noo anyways, a
n wis which wis Alec Salmond, wur First minister, maist like �
an’ that. It’s pairt o’ wur life is it no? An’ Big Eck
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Wey hud wur dinner. Rey waashed rer's doo
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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
msels — like who “they” wur and whur exactly they wanted
wispy figures, whose claithes wur spun fae cobwebs. A weird whi
gh, or at least her wanderins wur so minor that neither she, no
neither she, nor her parents, wur aware ae any comins or goins.
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
We wur playin fitba in the school pl
y listens tae me, even though wur alwis usin ma baw. And becaus
mmentators alwis say. Aw eyes wur oan him. This wis his moment
her boys like Harry and Chris wur the first tae shuffle ower ta
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Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
At the funeral, we wur limited tae ten attendees, aw
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McKenzie, Roddy Cataracts, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2018) Central - Dundee, prose
thon stuffed shirt. Yi ken yi wur a bittie ootae order, but fur
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
n airm an’ a leg An’ they wur wunnerin’ whit tae dae wi�
et ony higher An’ standards wur low whin a wis settin’ the
ye An’ ten meenits later we wur doon a wee alley.
Wur names begin wi the exact same
The days wur long an’ sometums sunny
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e come roon fur him when they wur wee laddies tae walk him up t
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Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
n the neuk but quickly ma een wur drawn tae a streenge machine
as white as sna’ an her ehs wur scorched black holes.
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Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
kent awbuddy else oot guisin wur gethert thegither. He spied d
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
chest pounded 'n' mah breaths wur short 'n' wheezed. Something
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
wer the lest othe stanes that wur rauchled hie on the brae like
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ial services cut. We hae foon wur voices again. A pynt that Les
involved in actively shaping wur country an its future. ‘A r
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Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
sais it wis her hert an they wur right, just no the waiy they
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
he band back when we thoat we wur the next big thing. Back afor
chin powder goat involved, we wur doomed tae failure. Oor insat
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Pennie, Len The year A shouldnae hae had, (tictok 2022) Central - Kilmarnock, poetry
se to skip aw the pairts that wur there tae fill time.
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
We wur playin fitba in the school pl
y listens tae me, even though wur ayewis usin ma baw! If evdy e
her boys like Harry and Chris wur the first tae shuffle ower ta
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Kirk Jn, Albert Tae Ilka Scots Makar an Scriever, (twitter.com 2022) Central, poetry
An garrin the leid dae wur darg is oor troke;
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MacMinto, Gregor The Magic Brainch, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
ise wi yer freens an while ye wur awa we’v feenished aw the r
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
n pleased the Societies. They wur richt impressed wi young Renw
��.. Ye see the Privy Cooncil wur weel aware that the wind o ch
itics is a dirty game an they wur keen tae be on the richt side
His heid an haunds wur severed an fixed on the Nethe

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killed 28 troopers afore they wur owercam.

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e obey the King. By 1682 they wur reduced tae dain thur best ta
rived in Lanark nae mony folk wur aboot tae try an stoap them.
They wur led by a vera young man, Jame
The Privy Cooncil wur mair than furious aboot this.
oured the district but the 60 wur gone.

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folk git a heidstane tae mark wur they lie. Some git naethin bu

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otley crowd o aw ages, psalms wur sung, prayers said, a challen

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the defeat at Bothwell. They wur aw hopin if they kept thur no
ield preachin. Sometimes they wur thegither or they’d travel
rd aboot the declaration they wur in a richt lather, declared t
d man. He kept goin. Few folk wur willin tae betray him but the
Extra spies an informers wur recruited. The hale area wis

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one especially when the weans wur involved aw the way thru.
Ane lot in red T shirts wur the redcoats ithers in blue w
the redcoats ithers in blue wur the Jacobites. They taen thur
ructions tae the letter. They wur much taen wi the weapons, the
.... Ah micht add the weapons wur aw replicas so naebody got hu

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ent, heid on, tellt them they wur goin tae Hell in a handcairt,
c declarations statin aw they wur dain wrang, and travelled the
The government wur spittin peas and sent an army
The government wur richt pleased andthocht that

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They wur terrible an difficult years i

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tae obey the king’s law an wur released. . 257 o us still wu
The authorities wur fed up pittin up wi us an mad
We wur mairched doon tae the port o
ill stood tae alloo thaim as wur poorly tae lie doon. Thur wis
We’d nae idea whaur we wur, cud see naethin an the capta

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hlan frae Wigtown in Galloway wur sentenced tae death 11th May
a special example o them they wur cairried doon tae the mooth o

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Pair souls wur executit in Edinburgh.
is only the stert. Thur heids wur cut aff an sent tae the toun

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. Sodjers frae aw ower Europe wur involved.

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thur freends back in Glesca, wur grievin fur them an yit still
t mony o the losses in Glesca wur doon tae his ain stupid order

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ce hud kent Cameron when they wur baith weans in Falkland an wi
Aifter that them as wur still alive tried tae escape.
His heid an haunds wur cut aff, pit in a sack an aff
he reward wis duly paid. They wur then wur stuck up abin the Ne
then wur stuck up abin the Netherbow G

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ll Brig whaur the Covenanters wur annilhilated. Aifter that he

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weapons worth mentionin. They wur also ordinary men nae profess

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nae way tae escape unless ye wur a marathon swimmer. He must h
hey cover aw four sides. Some wur hanged, some wur imprisoned,
hanged, some wur imprisoned, ithers tortured,
isoned, ithers tortured, some wur fined, some wur sent tae the
fined, some wur sent tae the Americas as slav

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ers. Whiles the congregations wur mair than twa thoosand ... Ah
the Americas as a slave. They wur takin an awfy chance and stil

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ward happenin. By the time we wur baith back in the kirk we lau

Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Wur Empire's Guid
Wur Empire's guid, A tell ye, son
Tae cheer wur Queen for hawf an oor;
Agin wur sodgers gleg an fou
A tell ye, son, wur Empire's guid!
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
An hoosomever wur leids wurnae mean
Ma marra cuid crack lik yin o wur ain:
Crottle bi crottle wur biggin will tove:
An hou we cuid chinge wur feydom forby;
Ower wur powes the Jovian skitit
6 matches

Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
wur boarn in eez bedroom wake me
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
at too much rabbit wanst they wur doon the burras. The wee man
ady frae the night afore, wae wur cheese-chits an stove an pot
d inside, an we poalished aff wur breakfast anen set aff. We go
wis goin past, me an Spencer wur tellin evrubdy aboot yon nigh
how we hud decidit that they wur "The Girnin Gates". But Mr Go
19 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
, ‘’Like he said, ya bam. Wur pals. That should be gid enou
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
He said they words as if they wur ae nae consequence. In such a
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ies ae his battles wae cancer wur plaguin ma mind. And so wur m
plaguin ma mind. And so wur ma ain self doots that ah cou
gh. A great white shark as it wur, eh? crusin in an ocean fille
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Ah thoat me and Justine wur gittin him? It coasts a loat
th. It wis your roond and you wur naewhere tae be seen. Yae lef
actur Hill’s oaffice again. Wur facin oaff wae yin another, y
3 matches

@FaetheRye tweeted
Also a separate washhoose. We wur posh - had a wringer. (2021) twitter link
ads o 16year olds in 2014 who wur eminently mair clued up than (2022) twitter link

@MartinBroon tweeted
in the following year, but We wur too good against the tims ??S(2020) search twitter
stripes,between that and when wur We gonna eventually score in (2020) search twitter
ill hear Us A’m sure. Singin Wur He(2019) search twitter
@ClydeFC We wur winnin ffs! Some cunt takin t(2019) search twitter
@pieandbov Wance We get Wur points back......??. ??. ????(2019) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
h Ah hud tae block thum. They wur daein ma heid in(2020) search twitter
e kin awe dae awe ra hings wi wur plannin. ????(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
doon, or stop when ye kent ye wur on coorse fer a collision wi (2020) search twitter
ebourheid an surroondin areas wur awfy white. https://t.co/hbOV(2020) search twitter
e, that equates tae 16m folk! Wur doomed. ?? https://t.co/0zq1k(2020) search twitter
in aboot?! Wid ye rether folk wur kept in the datk durin a pand(2020) search twitter
didnae ken whit kalonji seeds wur. Ah believe they wur baith on(2020) search twitter
and 19 other occurrences.

@bigandymccoll tweeted
d penny: I LOVED them - they wur our equivalent of foie gras ( (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
ae Scotland,teld tae often we wur inferior! Perhaips ye wur tae (2021) twitter link
e yer a week oot eh date, yea wur superseded by a yes majority. (2021) twitter link
@Lenniesaurus Awe hen, ye wur so shattered, am surpreesed y (2021) twitter link
us @BBCRadioScot Heard ye, ye wur brilliant! Weil done, enjoyed (2021) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
t for a Lost Dinner ticket'; 'Wur Cheeko'... aw guid poems for (2020) twitter link
Click here tae listen tae 'Wur Cheeko' by Jenny Stewart. A p (2018) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ye wur jist waitin fir a pizza slice on page 161

5 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
For both wur oars, wi peedy skill, By peed on page 5
An yit A wish A could show ee wur cat Dinah: A think ee'd take on page 21
an wur on page 28
"A wish A hed wur Dinah here, A ken A do!" sade on page 29
ind id oot, we should all hev wur heids cut off, ee ken. So ee on page 75

10 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
an haunds wur tebbitless wi the cauld an oo
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s jist a strip o a lassie.Twa wur
whar a wur.
Bit naw. It wur sax in the mornin an A wis ha
tain. The lichts wur turnt on an thare wis sic a d
6 jist whin aw the veesitors wur incommin, sic thit whin A wis
8 matches

Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
d up aat the ceilin. His lugs wur still dirlin fae his mither�
1 matches

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
on did swim, and life and luv wur new! on page 33

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
at day, 'id wis the day afore wur Kathy wis born! Thoo kens whu on page 13
d coo got the notion that Ben wur dog wis gittan too near tae h on page 14
eu windered, "Oh aye, I mind. Wur ould reed coo!" on page 15
n field oot at the the back o wur steeding?" he started, "the w on page 20
WUR JEEMIE AN THE RHODIE COCK on page 38
Also on pages 40, 69, 70, 96
15 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Wur hert is a ba. on page 3
Shepherded oot o wur 'stonie-picko' dreams on page 4
thumban wur oun private scores on page 5
Whit relation wur ye tae thum? on page 8
The acoustics o wur adopted city are such on page 9

11 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
The lights wur aal oot bae the time I gott t on page 8
Wur doppelgangers welcomed us on page 9
wur love-makeen, progress on page 11
whar wur eternally needy shadows hung on page 12
Wur acrylic crotches, like CCTV, on page 27
Also on pages 29, 29
11 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
eed tae the Funeral and as we wur standan in the Kirkyard sayan on page 33
Bit times wur hard and maet wis scarce on page 74
A coorse night when wur cosy inside aside the fire on page 112
Ye niver wur apert on page 122
When wae wur shouted in fur tea and granny on page 128

5 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur oot on page 67
Wur all Jeck Tamsons bairns. on page 83
You join is here the day fur wur weekly Thursday race tae Shea on page 86
Wae took wur sates an strapped wursaels in on page 90
Afore wae kent it wae wur back and gittan off again on page 91
Also on pages 147
12 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur prood Norse heritage on page 13
ack right awae an let him ken wur thinkan o him an that he's in on page 38
Wur gray Fergie, an egg box in th on page 47
the Black Rose Ceilidh Band, wur a no holds barred hoose is fe on page 48
o wur islands. They ken that aa o n on page 59
Also on pages 121, 127, 158
14 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur bame an burrog in the biz on page 84

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
sharing an Orcadian culture. Wur traditional fower- or five-da
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Bonny Isle o Sanday, (Brisk Northerly 2016) Orkney, blog
The tide returns swiftly, and wur walk back is twice as long as
milk churn and said: my, but wur gotten a fine day for the fli
orning at low-watter we leave wur problems ahint and cross the
gaither groattie buckies till wur hearts are content.
4 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
Wur guide isna afraid to play up
e’re back tae the reality o wur compact hire ker. The doors c
. As we leave the toon an mak wur wey along a stoory country ro
3 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
sam as ivry buddy else. They wur the last fowk ye’d expect t
s, handless gapus o a husband wur as unDursleyish as hid wis po
p on the dour, dreich Tuesday wur story sterts, there wis nothe
�� said Dumbledore gently. ‘Wur no haen very muckle tae celeb
t that’s no reason tae loss wur heids. Folk are bean doonrigh
6 matches

Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
avia and Germany, and pairt o wur legitimate language - replete
beyond accent intae language. Wur the last province remainan th
y tae the future fur Scots on wur TV screens. Shetland soonds p
ties o the country it serves. Wur professionals in Lerwick and
4 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
r week o reevlan is by wae an wur seen a lok o new words and ph
asm and cheer and welcome tae wur new members this week.
Mind on, wur mantra is no tae be faered �

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
So, Reevlers, wur approchan a big number. I won
o non-work related activity. Wur forebears worked herd and I d
in a more relaxed wye. Mibbe wur still on that cant, rattlan o

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
Reevlers, three weeks in, and wur group his ower 700 members no

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
The North is wur home, but is the sea wur free
home, but is the sea wur freend?
Gae'an us ceuithes fur wur supper..
3 matches

Peace, Courtney The 'Guid' Life, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
ambled doon by whaur the baes wur eatan,
1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Here's a tale tae tell wur bairns – hid's aal aboot th
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@molach95 Ah wur telt ye geed hame (2020) twitter link
@helenmoncrieff I doot wur too late. No enough folk are (2020) twitter link
@DementedBonxie They wur weel warned! Times withoot nu (2020) twitter link
@molach95 We dinna hae it an' wur nivver haen it tae ony size. (2021) twitter link
@jm_stout Hid's aal ower, wur the very sam. Persecuted to e(2020) search twitter
and 5 other occurrences.

Shetland

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
cursory accoont o hou things wur, espaiciallie it the tap end
urents, an ithers afore thum, wur wont tae pronoonce thum; an t
k at A kent up yonder; whan A wur growin up. Fur the etymology
fell skelp o grund n’. Thar wur saivrel ootbye herd’s house
Thar wur twae ferm cottages anenst the
197 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
They wur cairried awa on page 3
u' he, 'whutiver they daen or wur on page 16
Ye there, but ye wur on page 28
Frae the flailin legs, wur on page 29
he lang-loast days that niver wur; on page 33
Also on pages 54
6 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A hae mind, whun we wur weans on page 2
Her fowks lang bak wur Scotch an ticht, on page 28
The' wur aye thocht big o, on page 59

5 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Its quaint events wur hemmert oot - on page 6
e well, an notice't that they wur fillt wi cubbords an bookshel on page 9
. Dinah, mae dear! A wish yae wur doon here wi mae! Thur's naw on page 10
l: but, sowl! ither the locks wur too big or the keys wur too w on page 11
hat only a wee wheen o things wur really impossible. on page 12
Also on pages 16, 19, 22, 27, 32, 33, 40, 51, 57, 61, 65, 67, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 86, 92, 94, 98, 102, 103, 105, 108, 109, 115, 118, 120, 124
75 matches

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
ha brae. It's aboot time the' wur aa clipped." on page 6

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wus roon aboot tha time the' wur cairriet aff tae Babylon. on page 1
iver the' saa tha starn, the' wur hairt gled. The' cum ïntae t on page 2
thaim at confesst thair sïns wur baptised bi hïm ïn tha Joar on page 3
r an hïs brither Andra. The' wur castin a neyt ïntae tha watt on page 4
yin these thïngs, tha croods wur aa thunnèrstruck wi hïs tai on page 8
Also on pages 9, 69, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
126 matches

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
r the world. George was yin o wur ain an he'll be gyley missed, on page 32
shirt, tie or socks, if they wur available. on page 44
udge ye jist bay the claes ye wur wearin. on page 45
io wus a newance. Since there wur jist the two television stati on page 46

6 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Hearts wur felt wi joy sae sweit on page 18
Bae in yer heid wur stuck wye greetin on page 29
Fur yince wur saft an gantle ta on page 38

3 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
lattér mair. Afore lang the' wur richtlie, an liltin sangs o y on page 4
rs baaed an greetit, fur the' wur affleectit sair, on page 6
Nine an ten yeir oul, we wur Brither an Sistér, on page 9
had seen thaim an thocht the' wur hir Hugh's. Yin day she wus t on page 15
e." She minded hoo, whan the' wur wee, the' cudnae wait tae com on page 16
Also on pages 18, 23, 30
13 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
h Goverment gied oot 'at the' wur leukkin tae implyment an eik on page 12

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
e fowk an' Ulster-Scots curns wur treated quhan the budgeted re on page 13
uhan cairryin oot speirins we wur affen toul at hit on page 28
weaver poets tradeetion. They wur on page 30
significant at 92% o' grants wur on page 35
twa wur bans. Hooiniver we ken fae ma on page 36
Also on pages 37, 39, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 63, 64, 65, 66
26 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Whutch wur sut oan the tap o his heid. on page 8
An whauriver they went they wur aye weel got on page 29
But discovered that people wur nae aa that tuk. on page 36
Tae whaur they wur afore. on page 53

9 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
Yinst thur wur three billy goats. Thur wus W
1 matches

Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
Tha Feardie Geng wur vexed aboot
1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
somethin aboot tha decline o wur ain Ullans Language. Noo tha
wha hae ony sae in things in wur wee country, come on stap pla
2 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tak pride in yer ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2009) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
r tha dure step o a schuil ye wur toul tae quet taakin in yer a
ha music an dancin is pairt o wur culture, somethin that am mai
ud o, but why dae wae naw pit wur language tae tha fore. Why da
taak an let tha wurl see that wur ain Ullans tongue is a leevin
4 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Whut kintrie wur ye boarn in?
Whut date wur ye boarn?
ie tha address o tha place ye wur steyin.
kirk or releegious convenerie wur ye raired wi?
In tha seiven days jist by, wur ye daein onie o tha follaein?
8 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
tha poliss. Hit wisnae at the wur narra nebbit agin a bodie at
. The liked tha twa lads. The wur gegs an gart thaim lauch. The
gegs an gart thaim lauch. The wur auld billies thairsels forbye
3 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
sheddas yit, ra, half-shapit, wur joinin, roon thontim tae, tae
maistly, for the rail troots wur ower in the big watter whar,
r nor the licht. But the eels wur big, that come revenish, quai
ark sheddas, whun the herrins wur gutted an renshed bae the sta
n the boiler-hoose afore they wur captered an taen in.
6 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
frae ither fowk, tha Dowlings wur blithe eneuch an wrocht lang
a brench doon. John’s hauns wur blistert an raa, an Dan wus f
fur a quare stoarm. Tha beece wur riz an gettin by thaimsels, a
ur tha nicht an John an Grace wur haein thair mate, thur wus a
dairk cloods haed gethert an wur bleknin oot tha peeliewallie
14 matches

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Heirskeip an’ Culture Plen wur brocht oot theday, Commonitie
“Thae penels wur maide ap o’ experts fae acr
sh leid sectors. Baith penels wur axed tae bring forrit recomme
3 matches

Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
holiday was up and the weans wur bak at school
1 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
Wur guid for soos that wur in pig an’ min’ ye I’m
y noo, its chane’t since we wur wains,
2 matches