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bard Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 23.6 7.5 9.9 0 10.3 26.6
Number of occurrences5946 5 1 0 1 6
Number of authors32 22 4 1 1 4

Occurrences of bard in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
They'r caa'n him "Caledonia's Bard"! on page 23

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Toast the Bard. on page 48
fir ony isolatin Bard. on page 51

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
oord thon Yule. Thorstein the Bard wis forrit in the haa, an Flo on page 14

6 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Grantit to goddess and mortal bard Ye cannae follow this. on page 4

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ist yi wir guid Rab, thi best bard on page 5

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in short, ane o them that our Bard, the noble Rabbie, wuid hae c on page 33

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wigtown Bard Poems on page 85

1 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
A Bard's eye-view of Scotland in 196 on page 30
A Bard's-eye View o Scotland in 2005 on page 52

2 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
The Bard o Becomin on page 95

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
stan the test o time lik the Bard o Dundee's haes. The proceeds on page 122

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
unexpectit wey! The national bard coudna hae expressed this bet on page 133

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
The Mountain Bard, James Hogg, ed. Suzanne Gilb on page 137
first sectioun o The Mountain Bard. Brithers gangs oot ti sicht on page 140
this edeitioun o The Mountain Bard. The'r nae dout that this is on page 142
the'r eneuch in The Mountain Bard ti entertain an delicht, e'en on page 143

7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ie o the birth o oor national bard, the gryte Rabbie Burns. Oor
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Oor fawsont bard gaed gled tae his hie receive
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
You you talk like a wanderin bard, Jimmie!
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
In payin tribute tae the bard
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
ecomin (birth) o oor national Bard, Rabbie Burns.
Mony 'expairts' on the Bard, whan giein the Immortal Memo
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
thieves sooner than gold, the Bard said, an if there's as mony f
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
arrots as weel as sticks. Wir Bard asked fir the gift tae see ir
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
this wisnae sae easy for the Bard yaised some o the auld farran
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Gies hailsin tae a bard o wider fame,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Pyran celebrations, the Grand Bard Rod Lyon o the Cornish Gorsed
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
press reports that Scotland's Bard is aboot tae gaun online. Tha
rts says that the words o the Bard, that whiles dumfooners some
n noo juist whit the Ayrshire bard meant when he screivit words
3 matches

McNulty, Victoria Flit, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Bard
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ut what if the great national bard himself is askin?’’ ah sa
1 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ut, tak it frae this pleuchie bard,
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
1841, only nine days till the Bard’s birthday, when he wad be
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
In douce Dumfries oor noble Bard sits fine an dandie,
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - MacCaig’s draucht oan the waa, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The bard wis at yin wi himsel
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I'm thinkin dear frustrated bard on page 15

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
poem" he said, "A'm a bit o a bard," on page 12

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - David, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, poetry
Bard an meenister in ane on page 13

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ck, an it wis fell dowie. The bard hissel, a maker-chiel caad Jo
1 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Fit will I pit on for the Bard’s special bash?
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
which they howld the Scottish Bard. on page 77

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
c speiker, he hus bin crowned Bard at the Gaelic Mod fir his poe on page 127

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Bard Wullie Boyd then pit it doon, on page 27

1 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
here is a wee rhyme frae tha Bard o Ballyabanagh Sandy Robinson
1 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
on These words were penned by Bard o' Carngranny: Samuel Thomson
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
the Ulster Scots! Your bonnie bard, Robert Anderson, bided wi us (2014) twitter link
The day in 1796, Scotch Bard, Robert Burns died: he gied u (2015) twitter link
cht. Skelp them haird for The Bard" (2014) twitter link

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