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margaret Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words32.1 43.2 9 9.9 29.1 41.3 13.3
Number of occurrences10384 6 1 5 4 3
Number of authors29 22 2 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of margaret in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
die frae Americkie, nae less: Margaret Marenich, a new contreibutor, on page 3

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nne Scullion, Bill Findlay an Margaret Munro. Whit A am focusin oan on page 37

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
rts nearhaun the castle. Lady Margaret heard tell o it frae the cook on page 66
e had a fair mistress in Lady Margaret, a guid freen in Grizel, kind on page 67
t Cessnock Castle wi the Lady Margaret." 'Och, mebbe I saw ye on the on page 68
an stockins an blankets. Lady Margaret cuidnae been mair content in on page 71
ks frae the library that Lady Margaret's maid whiles brocht doun whe on page 74

6 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
'Margaret, dear,' a wumman cries on page 45

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
airriet oan the blissit Sanct Margaret aifter he pit awa his ain wad on page 14

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ns) Public Sociology at Queen Margaret University in Musselburgh." on page 92

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e her Paloma Picasso perfume. Margaret fae up the stair come doon ta on page 35
Ma ma an Margaret willnae shut up askin whit li on page 38
at his work an ma ma's helpin Margaret upstairs fix her tree, an ma on page 39
Margaret fae upstairs appeart wi a Chi on page 169

19 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
man, tae prood Margaret. on page 18

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Margaret Armitage on page 65

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
thought Miss Bert flew tae St Margaret's oan hur broomstick. She wor on page 37
na's first and last day at St Margaret's. Miss Bert used the belt sp on page 38
the altar and genuflectin. St Margaret's is a big sandstone buildin on page 112

4 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
better nor follae the roads o Margaret Fay Shaw. Like mony Americans on page 62

6 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The New Breadmakers, Margaret Thomson Davis, Black and Whit on page 90

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
In Margaret's cave, piously ensconsed in, on page 123

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
.. Hugh... Daniel... James... Margaret... an at the fuit he cuid jui on page 17

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
haed Queen Margaret on page 64

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
m Martin McCash an his sister Margaret Stewart Lithgow McCash. He fe
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
‘My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror’ is a mukkil yai
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Gaelic wi Brenda Warwick and Margaret Bennett, Scottish Step Dance
rkshops wi Carl MacDougall an Margaret Gillies-Brown, forby ane on S
ng Collecting an Fieldwork wi Margaret Bennett. Carl MacDougall raic
3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
up the tills. Brian Macneill, Margaret Bennett, Adam Macnaughtan, Ia
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
So there wiz Margaret wi the bairn laid-oot, airms
Aat day Margaret hid oan thon rid jumper an th
Aat Setterday, Margaret pit oan salopettes, a puffa j
ps past her ain front door an Margaret wiz lost, aince mair, fae vie
Ma mither spikit wi Margaret Smithermann oan Church Street
13 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Laitin tae celebrate Princess Margaret’s waddin tae King Eric o No
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
gaun tae be lenched bi Queen Margaret Univairsitie College as a wab
Queen Margaret Univairsitie College's Gatewa
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2020) Central
Margaret Wilson an Margaret McLachlan frae Wigtown in Gal
Margaret Wilson wis only 19 at the tim
tyrs. Thur’s a memorial tae Margaret Wilson in the Auld Toun Cemet

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e and William are calling her Margaret after her Grandmother Towers.
room wis stowed wi folk. Baby Margaret lay in the airms o her namesa
us flesher in Kilmarnock. Wee Margaret wad aye hae about her, a clos
3 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
on how tae put it the gither' Margaret... ?? (2023) twitter link
margaret8662254 Then enjoy it Margaret... Mind and behave yersel'... (2023) twitter link
@margaret8662254 Wet here Margaret.. :( Anyhoos, morning tae ye. (2022) twitter link
et8662254 Ye have ma sympathy Margaret.. :) Have a guid day yersel'. (2023) twitter link
@margaret8662254 Ye see Margaret... That's the way tae dae it. (2023) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
connection - Olivier’s wife Margaret is Scottish.(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
criticising the behaviour of Margaret Ferrier. I dinnae remember on(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
' Click here to read and hear Margaret Hamilton's 'Lament for a Lost (2018) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e Kathleen an Ronald at a Bit Margaret - a fashious like geet Wis l on page 15

5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Spikk o the Nor East Leid, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Doric, poetry
n Dunbar, telt o Aiberdeen an Margaret Tudor veesitin
1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
for Margaret Tait on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
elves i da shop, an owerheard Margaret, her chum fae whin dey wir yo on page 23
Jim's wife Margaret wis medd a lovely dennir a ro on page 62
We nivver budder wi dat noo," Margaret answered, "We tocht aa yun fa on page 63
a sheep's heid!" he said, "in Margaret's ben fire, weel reddir dee a on page 64

5 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
ht be renamed the ‘Princess Margaret Rose Glen’, in lealtie til
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ochters, Ella, Myrtle an than Margaret born 1946.
er Aist. Is ae matter o fack, Margaret Nichol, the wife o the praise
ca’d Geordie, Bobbie an Margaret. Bobbie an mei wur o age an w
3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Then there was Margaret, her mither-in-law, on hir kn on page 51

3 matches

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