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The word 'holidays'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
holidaysOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus27.79251
ORK - Orkney 59.6 6 5
SHD - Shetland 40.7 7 5
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 49 15 6
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 44.3 10 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.3 4 2
WCE - West Central 48.8 11 4
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 2
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 1
GLA - Glasgow 45.2 9 6
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 1
LAL - General Central 15.8 12 10
SEA - South East (Borders) 24.2 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 56.9 2 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of holidays 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Ah'm cheust come back fae me holidays on page 1
Holidays get feenished and, feelan a b on page 37

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
or holidays. Or exoticism. on page 13

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
n door on the furst day o the holidays. He looked up fae the fisheen on page 128

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nnock's tea cakes on Shetland holidays. on page 47

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
boat sooth when the Christmas holidays begin. There’s no the same
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
eter see tae it troo da skule holidays?" shü aksed Janice. on page 76

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ye wir done wi holidays, back tae yir desk. on page 88

1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
esit afore da end o da summer holidays: Michaelswood. Oot on da Wast
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
r bön awa in Aberdeen on wir holidays fur twa weeks an Smootie's b
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
and fun way tae end da school holidays wi your bairns. Memories are (2020)
s for activities in da school holidays? Well - Go Wild with RSPB ht(2014)

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Fetlar. Spent a lot o school holidays on those 2 islands (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r nor feart. Ah lived fir the holidays an the chunce te ging an bide on page 66

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e wasted the himmest day o ma holidays, sittin nursin ess black ee a on page 17

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
langer newsin te ye aboot yer holidays, bit Ah'll bi usin much an su on page 11

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
kweel, designer claes, furrin holidays – the Hen-Hoose is weel in
1 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
im, "Yi thinkin lang for yer holidays ma loon?" and he replies "Oh
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
iess McTavish can ging on her holidays, sae can we,” quo Skirly.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
hews fa he lat bide fur their holidays, alang wi his ain sax littlin
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
hers an faithers as the skail holidays start - remember tae breathe(2017)
paddling pool fur the simmer holidays! https://t.co/I6WjfcHdAX(2017)
ed in mud” during the summer holidays! Thanks to contributor @hoomp(2017)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
pin ti nip awa durin i tattie holidays. Gonna leave i ferm ti @Watti(2019)
I back o i bogie fir i tattie holidays.(2019)
n holiday and leavin i tattie holidays ti @Wattiejwattie I'm aa fir (2019)
ower in MacDuff fir i tattie holidays. Yon twa loons were useless a(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
d ower e brae. We gid awa wer holidays. (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern B

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ens opened. It wis the summer holidays and me and me freens were scu
1 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
door o' a mortgaged hoose an holidays abroad. on page 29

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
nd ma Dydie (R.I.P.) on their holidays tae Majorca, the Algarve, Ams
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wis on it's first week o it's holidays for the simmer. Jonsar Eck
be great tae hae seven weeks holidays a' at
asks him cheerily. " Foo the holidays were deein". His attitude
s nivver fed up in his school holidays. As metter o fact he wis
Jonsar Eck aye spent the holidays helpin his father on the ferm
6 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ermans tae come an bide their holidays in Scotland. It really
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
an I wis a plumber but summer holidays fae the morn - gless o wine (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
tyish Aye that eens efter yer holidays(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Told Sandy I was awa on ma holidays fer a wik tae somewhy hot, di(2019)

(South) East Central

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
es o seevin weeks lang schuil holidays tae play in. Winter moms are on page 136

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
fir isobel when she gets her holidays as al need tae get back in ti (2021) twitter link
enjoy ur daily sport n your holidays tae fantasy island wae the ha (2020) twitter link
n starts in a few weeks - no holidays this year - a will b having (2021) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ir grow even langer durin the holidays and her mammy's pleated it in on page 106

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
two days before the Christmas holidays. Charlene's suspension wisnae on page 38
me at the weekends an school holidays an stuff, she said. Yir forge on page 120
me Ec since before the Easter holidays. Ah pointet this oot tae Laur on page 147
h remembert it wis the summer holidays. ' on page 165
i each other durin the summer holidays after that, an it wis thanks on page 169

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Fir tellys, holidays, mibbes a caur on page 64
Third rate holidays an saicond haun caurs on page 141

2 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
it r’ ye daein?’ an’ ‘holidays are pure borin eh?’ convers
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
e fees or haein’ gid family holidays… guess which they picked? W
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ang an hard in the auld days, holidays were short an affy rare, an t on page 30

1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Foonert! Bit the tattie holidays is here. Fitin fine. Twa wikk(2020)
they didnae cry them tattie holidays an they jist hid the ae wik! (2020)
Tattie holidays weerin awa in Dundee awriddy.(2020)

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
g hill station for her schuil holidays.
this new postin wis the lang holidays atween tours o duty. Plus the
they lat him spend his schuil holidays potterin aroon engineerin lab
3 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
out of harm's way during the holidays. I realise this suspension co on page 57

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
hangovers on wir wee caravan holidays at the sea. on page 3

1 matches

Kennedy, Julie Ma Mum and William Wordsworth, (Howkin Words Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1399988971) Central, prose
n New Year over an the summer holidays still ages away; mibbe we'll on page 10
'Aye. Miss it sore but go ma holidays there at the Fair. Lookin for on page 14
Ah don't say that maist holidays involve us starin oot the win on page 15

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Fleein past as quick as holidays, up in the sky. on page 137

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
always went tae Spain fur wur holidays and ah could make oot the sou
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
anny kept cryin it, efter the holidays. So we'd tae visit the new sc
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Da…it’s July, the summer holidays?’
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
s there durin the simmer Fair Holidays alang wi her eldest dochter M on page 23

2 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
in' the exchange rate fur her holidays still three months awa'? Wus on page

1 matches

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ateboords, aller folk minin o holidays in Rothesay, warkin in jute m on page 87

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Couple o days intae the holidays, richt, Rodrick comes in and on page 11

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ed whit he wes daein ower the holidays. "I'm gaun tae a wappenshaw a on page 6

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
irseled in yon dark neuk. The holidays were juist three weeks awa bu on page 37

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
wfy busy week o the yule tide holidays an a’ the winter ills mair
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Efter a wee brak ower the holidays, The Sair Fecht merks its ret
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
htyouwereinyirfavecity! Happy holidays tae you, prayerfully you get (2014)

@LairnScots tweeted
attie-howkin or tattie-pickin holidays in some areas still, even tho (2019) twitter link
The tattie-howkin holidays are nearly here! Dae ye yaise (2018) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
n Eyemooth every year for wir holidays (aboot 5 families o' us). The (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
l. Is laddies, hame fur thair holidays frae thair schuil, thair fait
England; an i the schuil holidays, thay wur leukit efter bi Mr
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
r else wi bells o calendar an holidays attached, whaur somebody writ on page 77

1 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Nor trips, nor holidays. on page 54

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
Oor holidays hae been pit aff
1 matches

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