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fairies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12 13.8 11.2 9.9 11.6 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3726 7 1 2 0 1
Number of authors22 13 5 1 2 1

Occurrences of fairies in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
wis on it. Langer still since fairies bade in the widds. Fairies - on page 15
oot o it, and he thocht o the fairies but he wisna feart. At nicht on page 16

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
el awfy sleepy an away wi the fairies), if the chance tae make a da on page 7

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Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
ers leuk throu it and see the fairies flee on page 6

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Away wi the fairies on page 60

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s some gairdens, an thon's no fairies wi their alsatians an rottwei on page 71

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ythin ye dae is so awa wi the fairies that it's pure unbelievable. on page 111

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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
OTLAND IS FOU o stories aboot fairies. Our fairies arenae oniethin on page 29
terin an splutterin aboot the fairies. The lads didnae pey onie att on page 30
he knew whit wis happenin the fairies had liftit him aff his feet, on page 31

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Awa wi the fairies!' said Granda Geordie. on page 14

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
common sense, he's awa wi the fairies. on page 25

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Whaur the spider fairies eat on page 142

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
he wid sit watchin the fire , fairies dancin aboot the lichts oan t on page 78
ination an love stories aboot fairies an unicorns. They love fairie on page 97

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
t they were kind o awa wi the fairies and couldnae really focus on on page 40

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
nishment’s that awae wi the fairies thay think this is aa delegat
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
e stories o the elfin fowk or fairies that used tae steal humans aw
t ane pynt Kirk said that the fairies wis “...aerial people or sp
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
s sent him oan a trip wae the fairies. Tae ma surprise, though. Thi
1 matches

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
l also get tae ken mair aboot fairies, banshees, an kelpies. The gi on page 7

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
oo we'd like tae dae "Jings i'fairies cam".] on page 196

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
cht tee, bit nae tae keep awa fairies, naethin sae nochtie as fairi
, naethin sae nochtie as fairies, na, tae keep awa the Auld La
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
, “That quine is awa wi the fairies half the time.”
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Awa wi’ The Fairies.
He said that he’d fairies at the fit o’ ees yard.
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Orkney

Miller, Alison Gallows Ha - Bairns Sang, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
for playan wae the fairies. on page 14

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
he pillow?” he read. “The fairies took all her teeth away!” h
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
was peerie my mom told me da fairies blotted dir lipstick on da da(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
norlin wind would founder the fairies an blaw the horns o a buck go (2014) twitter link