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glens Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 17.5 3 9.9 0 20.7 17.7
Number of occurrences4334 2 1 0 2 4
Number of authors27 18 2 1 2 4

Occurrences of glens 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

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wre the place, wir straths an glens, wir lochs an braes, wir prid on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in twas an threes, up lanely glens an roun the back o hills, tae on page 28
chers that ghaistit throu the glens frae time tae time for sanctu on page 42
ebelled. Deep in the hills an glens their fugitive meenisters wer on page 51

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
a lily o the glens. on page 3

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
thi glens on page 86

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
i the isolatioun o the remote glens o eastern Switzerland. Ane o on page 5

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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
tae gang climbin in the Angus Glens. | on page 75
fae somewhaur up in the Angus glens an he had been taen awa tae t on page 83

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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
n, whan I am walkin doon deep glens, een green and fleckit wi gow on page ix
Kent aw roond the back o glens and on the shore, on page 33
Frae Jovian hills o cumulous glens. on page 128

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
rt tramped ower the braes and glens intae the kingdom o Eurystheu on page 4
ules aff. It groozled through glens, boltit through burns, clatte on page 33

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
nder can be haed in the Angus Glens (http://www.angusglens.co.uk) on page 65

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
The neist twa poems, Scotia's Glens an Donald Macdonald, the latt on page 141

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 74 - The Warld Nixt Door, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
r thare muirlans, wuidlans an glens,
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Southroners frae the bens an glens o Appalachia, “hillbilliesâ
eens an brouns o thair native glens
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The ticht glens o the sooth Scotland borderla
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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e there ye are James o’ the Glens, cleansed, wrapped an’ in y
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ehauder think o thae northren glens an bens, an wha’s daein the
s tae the Hielands descreivin glens as dour, dreich an roch that
’s spent eneuch time in the glens kens fou weel thon quare dowi
really be happy tae swap tuim glens for touns an clachans, an for
in ony steps tae repeople the glens. But ah hae ma douts. Plans t
5 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e muntains, an doon intae the glens, an ower the muntains again.
e muntains, an doon intae the glens, an ower the muntains again.
e muntains, an doon intae the glens, an ower the muntains again.
3 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
gures, stravaigin aboot misty glens utterin words o passion an be
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
yr wondrin aboot the hills an glens in the Ochils. She helpt keep
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ft as the wind souchs aff the glens like wind fae a dwamlin giant
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
rustle an whisper through glens on page 10

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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
lay in, an mony friens in the glens aroon. Rubbits, bummers an pu
1 matches

Orkney

@peediepuss tweeted
ls abune wur hoose! The Bens, Glens and Straths. Mc/Mac, Clans, T (2021) twitter link

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
folks they sing of hills and glens on page 47

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
bluid teemin through toons an glens in spates. She lookit awa. Th
1 matches

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
aff his feet by the men o the Glens, young an oul, an if a han st on page 44

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
h-Airish tour, heidin tae the Glens o' Anthrim, Giant's Causey, on page 66

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
he buzzards flew doon fae the Glens an did welcome them.’
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@the_gellick tweeted
s heid bummer, Brendy fae the Glens! (2016) twitter link

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