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halloween Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 20.2 27.2 0 5.8 0 35.4
Number of occurrences6438 17 0 1 0 8
Number of authors35 23 7 1 4

Occurrences of halloween 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

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
lauchen - 'Dae ye mynd thon Halloween whan I gaed as Little Bo Peep on page 25

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
k is a fuckin buzz cos yi huv Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night anaw. We on page 5

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
op an stertit bletherin aboot Halloween, guisin an makkin a neep-lant on page 22

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ye" ah says "ah mind ae that. Halloween 1996 at mines." on page 75

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
cht, or hae a special foy for Halloween or Burns' Nicht. on page 56

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
aypotts when the fell nicht o Halloween - the pre-Christian Samhain, on page 117
n fae Claypotts Castle ivvery Halloween. on page 118

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
her an wur lik that, It's no Halloween yi know. An then Tommy Campbe on page 103

2 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
y were. Ye dooked for them at Halloween an got yer hair weet. B was f on page 120

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
peckle paittrens. Hogmany and Halloween, handfastin and saicond sicht on page 62

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
I mynd upon derk Halloween
1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
oncludit the hale rigmarole o Halloween wiz ower fur anither year an
grass of green, can I have my Halloween?”
2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
n theirsels. When it cam near Halloween, they were aa tellin stories
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
aft as a straw-stuffed guy at Halloween, an wis uised tae conjure up
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
Halloween Nicht’s back again bringin
k the door an’ stey hame at Halloween.
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Halloween
young days, there warnae ony Halloween pairties ootwith o fowk’s h
rties’ either; it wis juist Halloween.
heirsels or e’en thegither, Halloween nae langer belangs juist in t
n ontae the back — it wis a Halloween ootfit for a dug! Ah could an
6 matches

Rennie, Susan The Muckle Michty Neep, (self-published 2021) Central, poetry
Whit’s mair they had, for Halloween
1 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
urk an a cloody nicht. Et wis Halloween.
1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
ps in September, eh way afore Halloween
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
Happy Halloween fae me and ma tumshie ?? http(2020) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
@darrksquid Halloween is twa month awa, yet.(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ave such weird machismo about Halloween because of being Scottish. Bu(2018) search twitter
e tae a sortae spooky pun fir Halloween.(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ds (re-lairnin sprucing up on Halloween forbye nae wyes tae sing it)(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
music. Ony chance we kin hae Halloween first? or Guy Fawkes nicht? G(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ans tae scrieve a story about Halloween traditions. The treacle scone(2017) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
ck tae schuil, an it's nearly Halloween. Hae a look at oor eldritch l (2018) twitter link
uisin! Eight Evil Lessons for Halloween https://t.co/VTv4jcMrtZ via @ (2017) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
bidin in them. It wis nearly Halloween, the kind o nicht that maks y on page 72

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
ep lanterns cud be seen iviry halloween on page 140

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
3. HALLOWEEN
howkin the intimmers ooto her Halloween neep wi a soup speen an gaith
it wis hard wirk howkin oot a Halloween neep.
cottar halflins hid lichtit a Halloween bleeze:
Meg Ramsay an her mither fur Halloween stories.
7 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n’ doon like Halloween aipples in a basin o watter.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
If ye aifter braw read fur Halloween ma novel whilk feature Doric (2015) search twitter
t Doric spikin loon celebrate Halloween? Find oot in https://t.co/hkr(2016) search twitter
s “ye can take yer mask aff, Halloween is ower!” Foo wis ah tae ken(2018) search twitter
Fooiver ye are celebrating #Halloween the nicht, hiv a spooktacular(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Halloween stuff's doon n replaced by fr(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
That’s me sorted oot fer Halloween, will avoid a yon Fittie Kids(2017) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
deen. #guidguisin #hallaeen #halloween https://t.co/G2Fh8G3RfN (2020) twitter link

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
presenting the Give Us A Tune Halloween special. So this is a must :)(2014) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
By Halloween lies brandit. on page 10

1 matches

@Angelinekking tweeted
Halloween knock, a penny a stalk. If ye(2019) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
, Nae mair by night or even. #Halloween #UlsterScots (2018) twitter link
If you tak a dander doon on #Halloween he'll yarn tae you (in braid (2014) twitter link
, I mind it weel as yestreen (Halloween). (2015) twitter link

@HurchinHome tweeted
For Halloween, from James Orr's "The Spae-W(2019) search twitter

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