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fireplace Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 8 14.4 0 0 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences2615 9 0 0 1 1
Number of authors20 11 7 1 1

Occurrences of fireplace in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
in China: it's an awfy narra fireplace; bit ah think ah kin kick a w on page 38

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
The fireplace wa a mosaic o yer life. on page 10

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
for aa the tea in China: this fireplace is gey nerra, for shuir: but on page 37

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
his bag ae bones nixt tae the fireplace. on page 151

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
e wanted was tae work oan hur fireplace tartan while watchin 'Homes U on page 42

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Weel if she widnae sit in the fireplace gettin aa clarty, she'd look on page 80
oared. "Sittin greetin at the fireplace aa day an thinkin her godmith on page 81

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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
reek comin fae th auld broken fireplace. Ah started skirlin an greeti
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
(Or whaur the fireplace used tae be),
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
stentatious, grandiose marble fireplace sits in the corner, the remna
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Fuckin weird lookin, like a fireplace; the trunk it’s chimney -
1 matches

Grae, Emma Billy's Ghost Dug, (liarsleague.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
masel in the mirror above the fireplace. If ah dinnae wrap it, ah’l
ntae the dug bed next tae the fireplace, and shut ma eyes. Ah’ve na
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e've got his Fender above wur fireplace..." an Phil's repone o "Would
tter havin it in front of the fireplace?" shaws the pairt o him that
2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ah balanced on the fireplace's crackit tiles, rockin back on page 65

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Baith huddled roon thi fireplace, on page 5

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ye kin knit a semmit at oor fireplace, on page 135

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
's place for a good deal: iss fireplace is narrow, till be sure; but on page 36

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
picked up the powker oot the fireplace an made a breenge at Chairlie on page 91

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
d been busy at the dinin-room fireplace, polishin the tiles, an gien on page 106

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
raxed ower tae a heuk bi the fireplace, far there wis a leather belt
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ere fae Low Street. Oh look a fireplace,
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
at the big paintin abeen the fireplace, she said, “That’s him th
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Bill's place fur onyhin: this fireplace is narra, richt enough; but A on page 37

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
s wi Bill fur a furtune: this fireplace is pooerfu nerra, richt enuch on page 38

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