A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of lies in Corpus

Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
lies open by the fireside neuk. on page 24

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
tell lies. on page 66

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
tain, faur awa. A stane paith lies asclent, on page 18
frost lin thick roon whaur he lies. on page 24
The sun lies law, on page 35
Lies ablo stour, an eedol forwande on page 41

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ilities ae action n adventure lies within the cheap blue plastic on page 13
boy in the face as he falls.n lies back, wavin an invisible whit on page 20
mps n the purple sky. The Toi lies tae the east ae the main road on page 41

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
hit they dinnae ken they tell lies aboot. on page 1

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
the day is comin, Ill-set Man lies dingit doon, on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
lies squere oan yer shooders on page 29

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ma heid will fill full o bad lies. on page 52

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
t hard tae keep track ae whit lies ah've telt him. The truth is on page 1

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
make believe that thae lies werenae said. on page 32
ribe ye; the wee sang ae oors lies unsung. on page 77
w's fair noo in love, war, an lies. on page 83
The lips lies seldom rest atween, on page 89
sh aboot thon snash an aw the lies they tell, on page 95

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ddoms deep, Sir Patrick Spens Lies in a dwam o young leddies. on page 29

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e a Shoappin list ae excuses. Lies and reasons as tae why on page 129

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
the Saatchi lies, the Turner Prize, on page 108

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
an the biggest lee o the lot lies in the verra notion o The Bot on page 37

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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
ON THE NORTH SIDE o Dundee lies the wee village o Kirkton o S on page 77

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e. All she ever does is tells lies, she said, on page 79
harlene. She's tolt that many lies in the past that yi never no on page 146
made Smellerman tell a packa lies; at the endy the day it worke on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
l River Lugar, deep an broad, Lies afore thaim. on page 33
That Arnold Kemp lies stark an cold on page 45
the faut mibbes lies wi yersel, plantit thair bi N on page 118

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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
Whit lies o luve ye'll lay on weemen th on page 127
The Faither o Lies. on page 155

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ng hing, 'I'll begin wi "Here lies a tree" because it does, and on page 138
Here lies a tree that Hoolet (a bird) W on page 139

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
ey sclavered! They tellt such lies! on page 19

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Thon's naethin but a pack o lies!" he hissed at Violet. on page 151

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
"That's bullshit! Leanne lies through hur teeth. She's hard on page 61

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
he lies here like a toff, in on page 5
noo wee Shona lies under this stane. on page 7

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
moor truth and televise their lies on page 77

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Lies skinklin white aneath the sun on page 33

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tages. She descrieves aa that lies aboot the clachan o Glendale on page 62

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Or tak ma girdle whauriver he lies, on page 29
ongue's on fire wi slander an lies. on page 32
Let us lie. (She lies doun.) on page 35

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
l be an exile wha watches the lies o the lan, the leid aw taen f on page 9

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
But dinnae kenspekkle it wi lies. on page 57

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McCallum, Andrew Lallans 73 - Ecce Homo, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Fur e's darg lies afore him, the stent o e's br on page 71

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ay supportin the livin leid, lies wi the fowk tradeition, espec on page 56

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
'Ye're telling lies! Ye wir fightin!' on page 45

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - I am the Lass, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
whit lies ahint ye an afore
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ometimes fin it gits tired an lies doon oan the grund. Then it�
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
t an blue as her een whaur it lies, but what for this nicht o aa
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
I’m wrang, but I think whit lies ahint them is either
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ap in this world! It needs no lies or shadiness to keep it burni
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Whit lies afore us nane can tell.
Noo alane, whit lies afore me? -
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
doun in lumps, the hush that lies atween the testimony an the v
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
incredulous at the size o the lies on the page, a dart o pyne sh
believe time has pruiven whit lies wir telt tae voters. An when
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
n image on the estate. Sellar lies deid in a tomb at Elgin. The
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
doon oan tae the bed, Pearcey lies back, shuttin his eyes an mut
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ts chist risin an fawin as it lies oan its back, heid tilted, dr
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Bennett, Peter Just Another Minute, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
She lies motionless, just her shallow
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Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n the hedgerow where the gate lies is ever diminishin, the hedge
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Pennie, Len The Wheesht, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
sh aboot thon snash an aw the lies they tell
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
Tae the east o the Aegean Sea lies the country o the Lydians, wh
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Europe thae days, the future lies wi multilingualism leadin the
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Mind, therein lies a tale.”
oo, yonder, there, the summit lies,”
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
etter wait an see foo the lan lies. “Ah’m fae Tibet.”
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n me, spurrin me oan fur whit lies aheid.
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
y the warkin cless an therein lies the problem. The sad truth is
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Don’t listen tae its lies, break oot
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Briggs, Susi Atween the lines o Muirland Meg, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
Meg’s cage lies open but she canna flee yet
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Briggs, Susi O Rabbie, I hae seen the day, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
And I canna thole the lies
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Furgettin this boay’s debt lies wae Danny, and no me. Ah lay
rin her puss and a crack pipe lies nixt tae her lifeless boady.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
lowed tae sit fit in paradise lies wae the kind herted Brucie. H
ath aw ae that brawny bravado lies the hert ae a lover, no a fig
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
rowin insecurities aboot what lies in store. And yince ah’ve f
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@iainnicol tweeted
is a cesspit. Bit that wis aw lies! It's beautiful.(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
est For there the bonnie bevy lies The cuppie I loe best There's(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ent. We didnae believe aw the lies, but they did. (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
ight. So the daily figures ur lies then, aye(?) Muppet. ??(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
The only man that tells mair lies than Boris Johnson(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
and your tweet is mair Union lies. (2022) twitter link
@Alan1967 Long lies and hangovers oot the windae (2022) twitter link

@MizLiot tweeted
its we wir raised tae swallae lies...an’ I’ve made up my mind, (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ly - thats where the problem lies and brechin may yet survive a (2021) twitter link

Doric

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
fit beauty lies in the icy depths aneth. on page 26

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
So here lies Jock ~ an tho he's awa on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
, garrottit, throat cut, here lies the hureson. on page 10

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Sna lies aboot tae melt it's nae keen.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
swickit, an the Warlock Laird lies beeriet in Steenhillock pairi
tae tweak his galluses an she lies doon. It's a winner she's tim
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
She lies ablow my body's lust and love
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
air gypit haivers. For inside lies a thousan years o literature,
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
it doon on the one steen that lies on its side – the recumbent
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Her sister lies in Brechin.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
bricht’s the dyew that lies on the tap o the huttercups i
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Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
Ahint this strand lies the lan they left
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@72redz1903 tweeted
fitba matches - table never lies (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Earl Robert Stewart's Palace lies in ruins, owld and grey. on page 37
Bit we ken whar the answer lies. on page 38
And as fur the lies that they telt me - I telt a on page 43
e oil slick fae the Royal Oak lies, grey, on Scapa Flow. on page 48
He said tellan lies wis a terrible sin so aal lee on page 62
Also on pages 72, 75
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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
isno greet. Beeteen deun sheu lies, mask tae the metal, - braet on page 145

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
eyond the kirkyerd the island lies low on page 17

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e no questions, Al tael yu no lies on page 83

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sheu lies wae the devil. on page 75

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mounds. The blue paet lies on the floor o the bank. on page 60

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
e reid plain o Emilia Romagna lies atween the frosty peaks o the
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
a dry. A yoal, weel shoarded, lies abön on page 33
Low da mödow lies, a löf o land, owregien; on page 36
Da day, Loch Dhu lies calm; on page 105

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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ic ideology, caase I doot hit lies ahint a lock o foo we tink ab
e language’s very strengths lies in its flexibility and its le
Hoasie o Houbinsaeter in Lang Lies Lowrie at da Mill.
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
hound has a fondness for long lies, which suits me fine on days (2014) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
She lies, a sodden carcass: on page 151

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@jamie_ginger tweeted
i work the morn.nay mare long lies. #fairlookingforwardtoit.(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
tae gan Full Portree. Yon wey lies madness.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ye pit on ye? Luk hoo tha lïlies o tha fiel growe. They nether on page 7
niethin else? Noo, tak tha lïlies, ye see hoo the' growe; the' on page 92

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@the_gellick tweeted
g It's a slabbery sheuch that lies atween leid an dialect! Jest (2014) twitter link