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clachan Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.2 30.9 18 0 0 93 84.1
Number of occurrences10161 12 0 0 9 19
Number of authors25 16 4 2 3

Occurrences of clachan in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
By and by he cam on a clachan on page 10

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
kreid aboot ye. But the haill clachan kens o yeir cheritie areddies on page 48

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tae the public library in the clachan. When she got there she intro on page 6
air hoachin High Street o the clachan and crossed the road, but she on page 10
exclaim the news aw roond the clachan and ayont, but no Mrs Phelps. on page 12
n in her wee room in her hame clachan. on page 15
a owns Wormwidd Motors in the clachan,' Miss Trunchbull bouffed. Sh on page 77
Also on pages 151, 171, 175, 190, 221, 222, 228, 231
14 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'I'm gaun oot tae the. clachan for the messages,' Geordie's on page 1
die's mither cam back fae the clachan wi the messages. She drove he on page 59
s car and hurled doon tae the clachan and bocht new bottles o awthi on page 78
ocket. He hurled doon tae the clachan and bocht the pent and breeng on page 80
on he wis heidin doon tae the clachan tae buy mair flee pooder and on page 84

5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
orss wes doun-fessit frae the clachan, fur we hed nae stabill at th on page 6

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
ir the glomin, an the mense o clachan inns isna aye ti be rakkont s on page 1

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
lie gat a convoy ti the neist clachan. This wes a kintra divyded bi on page 43

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Mr Tod, 'a wee ablow-thegrund clachan, wi streets and hooses on eac on page 79

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
dicht the name o this clachan on page 47

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
rieves aa that lies aboot the clachan o Glendale in a wey that gars on page 62

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ist as fowk gaun aboot in the clachan jeedge o the wark o the coonc on page 43

1 matches

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

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
aur he cums athort an idyllic clachan an castle. Browne finnds oot
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
burn. The main gate throu the clachan o
trie burn an rins doun by the clachan.”
s glaid an cosh. Atweill, the clachan wes in a
mukkil ti bigg thair clachan an plaunt thair schaws, thai
the happie day dawit the hale clachan o the Fowk o the Widds wes tu
6 matches

Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
r wis born in 1759 in the wee clachan o Liff, Dundee wey. His aulde
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
fae the North-East o Skye. A clachan cried Stenschol at Staffin. S
dge till she noticed the hale clachan in a rammie outside.
The wifies doun in the clachan war fashed wi the days’ eve
ey cairit war visible fae the clachan ablo.
er saw it, wir neebors in the clachan saw it. Lachlan Gillies saw i
5 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
doun the river Naver fae the clachan. The biggin itsel is cuttit i
s lane twa-three mile fae the clachan. It wisnae ower lang syne tha
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
he gaed aboot "toon bi toon, clachan bi clachan" is evendoon kensp
bi clachan" is evendoon kenspeckle. The
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Red Soldiers take ye abin the clachan and hang a quite innocent per
d off oot o’ sicht o’ the Clachan, tae make ma way up hill, roo
allachulish though we saw the clachan wis aw’ a biz, news o’ th
3 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
lans tae repeople the cleared clachan o Rosal in Nor Sutherland hae
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“There an abandont clachan at Kalpay,” sayed Kamile.
istances atween, sae that ilk clachan cud hird its yaks ootower a w
istances atween, sae that ilk clachan cud hird its yaks ootower a w
wad be smokin an gamin in the clachan square. They’d spit an shou
trinth o the pairty fillt the clachan. Juist the same, Bill wis sur
8 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
snaw-happit fairm road tae a clachan cried Aldivalloch. When Jake
1 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
act we're noo marooned in the clachan, we're rinnin oot o' butter a(2021) search twitter
up here. We're a wee isolated clachan so it's guid tae luk efter ea(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
he hous steed nae far fae the clachan o Premnay (noo kent as Auchle on page 55

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
the clachan deid stoondin tae gie a haun on page 3

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
d traivellin tae ilka toon an clachan preachin e Gweed News o e Kee on page 92
fore him. They held awa tae a clachan in Samaria tae mak reddy for on page 97
ot him. As they cam in till e clachan they were gyan till, Jesus ma on page 121

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
in his haun wi the lave o the clachan, as his cousins merched aff t on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
le as the craa flees, tae the clachan o Leddrach gin ye'd a mind. I
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
airt efter their hame toon or clachan…faith, ye cud wheech frae L
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
touch the clouds, near a wee clachan caad Braemar. He’d a rowth
aa the airts fowk cam tae the clachan, rich an puir, great an sma.
oosans gaithered aneth in the clachan o Braemar that day, luikit up
3 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
39. Forenicht in the Clachan: do.
46. At Hame in the Clachan: do.
The clachan is richt oot o sicht.
an we gaed on leevin in the clachan:
the clachan i the aerlie sunlicht,
8 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
features. Ablo whaur the auld clachan o Lagganhill used tae be.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
i yin o tha oul hauns fae tha clachan, an buy a hauf-yin o whuskey, on page 8
Yin dailygaun, a lad fae tha clachan was reddin oot an oul sheuch on page 13
In toon an clachan folk hoked on on page 41
A lad fae tha clachan at ilka shouder. An him takin on page 50

4 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n tae thaim: "Awa ïntae thon clachan forenent iz. Whan yis git tha on page 102

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
tious aul gett was talk o the clachan, danderin aboot wi thon rare (2014) twitter link
allions garravashin aboot the clachan o a Friday nicht: fou o drink (2014) twitter link
the nicht. The weans fae oor clachan wheek up the wireless whan yi (2015) twitter link
ters in #UlsterScots roon oor clachan the day. http://t.co/ukClx3rs (2015) twitter link
#UlsterScots hallions fae ma clachan were wunnerin does onybody ha (2016) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

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