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fires Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 13.9 22.6 39.7 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences4827 15 4 2 0 0
Number of authors28 18 5 3 2

Occurrences of fires in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Wha cuid kennle luves fires, on page 11
Anither nicht masel by fires flickerin shaddaes. on page 24

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
aboot life in a way that fires the imaigination on page 22

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ye leeve - an in the roastin fires o the everlastin Hell tae com on page 47

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
does its ain thing. It's whit fires dae. They're a' random an' un on page

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
There's a lad lichtin fires wae matches he stole on page 6

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
That the fires thrist frae ablow . ..Tristan on page 43

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
taewards us but the wee babe fires the taser at him. It latches on page 176

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
pit up oor tents an licht the fires. Oniewey we'd bought a fair f on page 73
e nicht ye wuid see unnatural fires burnin aw ower the castle, wi on page 117
tellt that there were ghostly fires an fell oorie noises an smell on page 118

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Sinister Fires on page 40
An the fires that kennled up in his een. on page 133

5 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
hud coal tae chuck oan their fires. But put a beggar oan horseba on page 75

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Hell has its fires nor damns its sauls in derk, on page 25

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
chter didna ken hou ti kennel fires or cuik, an the gangrel had t on page 42

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
are still working to stop the fires spreading. The exact numbers
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
fires an gaes haund-for-haund wi’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
nae good waster pals.’ she fires right back at me. ‘Everybod
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
intae the gloamin atween the fires, an drappit his vyce. “Ah t
€œyou shut it aff wi a line o fires. They stampede. The first puc
an panic. They micht rush the fires, bit they'll maist likely bra
3 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
undly neist tae thair bleezin fires. Nothin wis disturbin me. Yit
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
in at the leash tae stoke the fires o racism aye furder, an we’
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
, ye maun answer for it i the fires o hell. on page 12

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
through calamity an bush fires on page 19

3 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A'll hae ye makk ma fires burn, on page 15

3 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Bit faar will be the lowin fires
The fires that waarmt the lang forenich
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d tae be fed, hoosewark dane, fires mendit, an the byre made read
Minnie kent that fires wad be lichtit in puckles o p
, she telt them, they'd licht fires fur the Daith o the Auld Year
the stairs first ava, an the fires biggit up tae keep the cauld
n the back o five lichtin the fires an makkin the feed men's meat
5 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
nd..." Noor shaks her heid an fires a queek peedie freesk. 'T'll on page 117
ower closs tae the skin. Sheu fires: on page 137

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
thir's peedie fires all along the track on page 56

1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
y tang tae burn tae keep thir fires gaan.
1 matches

Shetland

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Keep da fires in,
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
n ta scrime reek risin fae da fires
1 matches

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