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abbey Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 10.8 9 0 0 41.3 8.9
Number of occurrences3321 6 0 0 4 2
Number of authors26 18 4 2 2

Occurrences of abbey in Corpus

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Central

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Glenluce Abbey , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Glenluce Abbey on page 56

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
an abbey, by thir semi-steamin trees, on page 45

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
o the winding gorge Below the abbey tower: on page 3

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
an the set ae Downtown fuckin Abbey ah bite back "Wait, Who's 'yo on page 127

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Waterloo Tower, New Abbey on page 191
reachin the New Abbey road. The sun dragged on page 192

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
nation Stane oot o Wesminster Abbey a couple o year earlier) broc on page 43

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
fae Abbey Craig, jist north on thi on page 43

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
LRC is organisin wi Newbattle Abbey College, tae be helt at Newba on page 87

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Frae the monks o Buckfast Abbey, on page 31

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
whase climb frae New Abbey tae Colvend gied us on page 11

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
New Abbey Villagers on page 31

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
t stent taks in the clachan o Abbey St. Bathans throu widdit kint on page 65

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
w pley (extrack) Voices O The Abbey Waas (a vairse pley, i the Sc
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
the auld abbey kirk - the phalanx o former
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ieved-on sclates frae Paisley Abbey, the’r naething o the perio
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ess. They're noo at Newbattle Abbey College, Newbattle Road, Dalk
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
-up collegianers at Newbattle Abbey College, juist ootside o Dalk
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
high st. Saw auld pics of the abbey too. Totally different, and i(2020) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
meal. Had a walk in Newbattle Abbey grounds. Hibs 0-0 efter 1/2 o (2022) twitter link

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
kaims flinders banes an auld abbey on page 3

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
fresco ceremonie, in a ruint abbey on Inchcolm Islan, the ootcum on page 12

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
e lookin forrit tae seein the Abbey. Of
see the Abbey. Jonsar Eck thocht it wisnae
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit time does the Downton Abbey Christmas special stairt on G(2016) search twitter
fe who was worried about Deer Abbey being demolished because she (2018) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
In Westminster Abbey how long ye've lain on page 28
At Arbroath Abbey, where was signed on page 29

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@StuartPoet tweeted
Ah bide up the coast near New Abbey and ken Dumfries just fine. G(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
onks that yinst leeved in the Abbey
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@the_gellick tweeted
#UlsterScots heid in Ards Abbey wi #sadnessinhiseyes https:// (2015) twitter link

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