A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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england Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words73.5 95.8 23.9 39.7 69.7 82.7 39.8
Number of occurrences239190 16 4 12 8 9
Number of authors78 55 10 2 2 5 4

Occurrences of england in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
eatoun whaur thay bade in New England. Jean gaed wi thaim, the same on page 19

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ggsome cruelty. Nae animal in England kens the meanin o happiness o on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
is whit thaim in England on page 18
en, Cork, the Isle o Man, New England, Malaga, Bordeaux, Cadiz, Vir on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ned that since we were nou in England, we were nae langer subject t on page 31
tak the Throne o Scotland an England - on a promise tae uphaud th on page 62
ing, an barrin their road tae England - fower thousan men under Ar on page 73

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
Scotland tae the North, England tae the Sooth. on page 37
like Moses, aa the wey tae England an the sea, on page 49

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
michty hostin o ships an tak England fir oor ain.' on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
their tracks bi the voters, o England oniewey. Up here north o the on page 7
my Corbyn showit that even in England fowk cin, an will, respond ta on page 9
the true world-player that is England. English pouer an influence a on page 13
agreement atween Scotland and England really is an distortin oor hi on page 16
Tax in Scotland a year afor, England anither clear breach o the wc on page 18
Also on pages 20, 25, 32, 33, 42, 43, 44, 59, 67, 70, 71, 76, 80, 82, 83, 94, 98, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 125, 134, 137, 139, 140, 142
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
enspeckle Scots, or mebbe fae England, Ireland, America or ithergat on page 56

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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
Scotland wis ivver a pairt o England! Whit kind o numpties cry a w on page 22
on in England his lang been ignored but the on page 121

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e's got wan that looks lik an England fitba top, wan that's got the on page 50
the craw an went tae live in England. on page 60
Harpreet's movin tae England. Her ma an da huv solt the Po on page 120

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
in Big Stan's Video Game, Oan England's World Cup bus, on page 43

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
guish it from the language of England; although Scottis had also pr on page 15

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, "Ane o the biggest clubs in England! Ernie wad be rael famous the on page 65

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Scotland getting beat 5-1 by England gin I haed steyed at hame! An on page 8

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
An covers the haill - o England - Scotland! on page 28

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
g tae London, becomin King ae England forby Scotland - whit will y on page 12

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
in yin AD Maircht right intae England As gallus as can be. on page 4
l kent, Is that Roman Rule in England Made a gey faur bigger dent. on page 6

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
"That Scotland, an no England, had the best education." on page 114

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
jist a wee bit skited bi England, on page 10
England Ultima Thule an tradit furs on page 11
whilst the sooth o England, on page 12
ed carnage atween Scotland an England we haed something like 15 yea on page 27
an agin England on page 38
Also on pages 49, 50
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
tak a body intae the North o England on tae Lindisfarne (www.stcut on page 65

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Cruel Edward o England, on page 100
monument til King Edward 1 o England at the shore by Burgh on Sand on page 101

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
were blootert, as Scotland an England won an tint Border grun. Shai on page 127

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
er whin the ship git back tae England; they wanted release fae whit on page 43

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
pped when the court moved tae England. It has syne suffered a wheen
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
in Garbutt an Mike Silver fae England, Fil Campbell an Tom McFarlan
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
For whaur she belangs doun in England, that I ken it fae my time at
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
rd that Elisabeth the First o England had yaised when she knighted
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
t in ma ain kintrae, an no in England either. Ah wis brocht up thin
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
k intae quicksand. Comin frae England, hou wis ah tae ken ony bette
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
oor heeds up high.The rivals, England, crept up the tunnel behind u
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rt shawin the national debt o England in the echteent century
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ect contact wi the language o England whan Scotland and England wis
whan Scotland and England wis yet baith independent sta
the dialects of the north of England. This is in contrast to direc
fluence of these languages in England.’
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in Italy, Germany, Fraunce or England, muisic by gate o court an ki
wad hae been tint tae war wi England (the Border abbeys, for examp
1437) invitit scholars frae England an Flanders tae gie wysins in
Henry VIII an Leezabeth I in England, an a nummer o professional m
olaris,’ an muisicians frae England an Italy wad frequent the cou
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ablaze. He wantit tae stairve England’s airmy.
ither force o Scots sooth tae England tae again plunder them efter
2 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
rocht aa his troops sooth tae England, whaur they spent the yuil. T
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Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
than the boorach that’s NHS England. Noo that rankles wi me sin m
s o government in Scotland an England, its no the Tories that are t
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Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mair concernin, Public Health England juist yestreen said owre hauf
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Ah am in England, but ah came up here tae be w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in 2008, eikin in 5 venues in England. That hisnae contered the mai
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McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
efter Prestonpans, he wanted England, Scotland wis just a means ta
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ay’ wheeched aff tae cover England’s games an’ we’d be lef
the Calcutta Cup match wi’ England, there wis Bill runnin’ oan
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
as tae their anthem? Perhaps England wid be weel advised tae, yinc
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sighed an aa. “Oh to be in England,” he quotit, “Now that Ap
” Bit than she relentit. “England!” she leuch. “England wou
!” she leuch. “England would do fine! It’s only a
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
results startit comin in frae England, it becam clear that Britain
Tory gorvrenment votit for by England (again) – an aw that that m
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tie (the SNP) — Denmark (an England) shaws whit the alternative c
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
eats atween thaim in Wales an England, we can at least hae a bloc t
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
cotland, Wales an the North o England an sae a Labour General Elect
y wad hae tae come fae middle-England an Lunnon. Thae voters had cl
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
aundit back tae Scotland frae England. Berwick-on-Tweed haes chynge
ged haunds atween Scotland an England fowerteen times in its lang a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
wall intae her muckle neibour England.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
duin is juist gaun tae affeck England an Wales. The'r sic a scant o
us that, efter a guid stert, England juist managed tae git bate in
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
aunart English o (sooth-east) England, which is also referred tae a
st tae the staunart English o England; whaur ‘English’ is yaise
ase in the staunart English o England, but it fair dumfoonert Scott
hought I saw him at the loch (England Staunart English)
cludin the staunart English o England. This is nae muckle surprise,
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ten years aifter Cromwell in England wis deid they dug him up an d

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
hem o a Puritan persuasion in England taen ower. Ye’ll huv heard

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
y ane o the richest cheils in England, a guid pal o the royals crie
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
tin tae Sasainn, the wird fur England.
e Scottish Borders, neebourin England, tae the tap o the northmaist
2 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
ruth is tories are destroying England tae, the problem is too many (2020) search twitter

@alistairdunn tweeted
aw it's no like england tae get a piss easy group...(2014) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
just us Scots spoken, whit if England now want the opportunity tae (2014) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ake having a baby better than England can?(2019) search twitter

@RickHJohnston tweeted
ns. THIS BIT.. Tae mark whaur England's province stands.. sic parce (2022) twitter link
Moot point of course as ENGLAND ?????????????? has 85% of UK (2022) twitter link
Tae mark whaur England's province stands.. sic a par (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
but w reference to Voters in England. The same could be said of bu(2020) search twitter
lony wi oot the same wecht as England whan wi oot ae blink Engla(2020) search twitter

@WhenDidADidny tweeted
Wid love England to get shafted on every world (2018) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
we see on telly in Europe or England is anythin to go by, it jist (2022) twitter link
and his pals doon in London (England)!!!!! (2022) twitter link
pending on the folk in middle England tae boot him oot. We alone in (2022) twitter link
fortunately the folk o middle England keep choosin them. Better pre (2022) twitter link
nough neebor, but only middle England will decide oor future. Every (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
ack be the day that e’er tae England’s ground/Scotland wis eikit (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
elation tae the North East of England. Nae clue. Not a scoobie. Won(2020) search twitter
THREE England fitba players banned fae play(2020) search twitter
much longer are we (Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales) gonnae pi(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
g on a railway platform in SE England and after the 4th train in a (2022) twitter link
its. Scotland's history isnae England's history. https://t.co/cLyHa (2022) twitter link

@pmcm1355 tweeted
on is maskin the situation in England, the bit o the UK he's respon (2022) twitter link
ae the 7th centuries jist lik England. They've baith got the same W (2022) twitter link
axons an Friesans jist lik in England. https://t.co/R4feUY3yff (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
Ah Rishi it seems means England. Oh also the UK is not a Coun (2022) twitter link

@annieones tweeted
er 3 nations are in step with England! (2021) twitter link
think Scotland is a pairt eh England, bletherin eejits, eh? (2021) twitter link

@LowEndJardo tweeted
otland goal, a result against England and a crackin trip down tae l (2021) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
upply the poorest families in England wae some recipes tae show how(2021) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ts football to start 2 day in england - youth/adults - it should (2021) twitter link
ots level going ahead down in england now - the mess up here has b (2021) twitter link
rassroots football returns in england 2 day - youths and adults - (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
E further off fae England e nearer ts till France on page 97

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ms aboot a swan caad Leda. In England a bourach o Javan galactic ex
zzen, an actress cam ower fae England tae entertain the planters at
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
o Lowland Scotland, some fae England thocht mair o the leid nor he
evit in 1604, gin Scotland an England wedd thegither as ae kingdom,
The Scots and North People of England speak more incorruptly than t
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
he same hing that has cam fae England. At a time fan aathin is unce
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Cwid onyone please mind me if England won the Wardle Cup an in whil(2018) search twitter
ruling is tae jail onyone in England fa refuses tae tak #Scottish (2019) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
nd Toney it’s missing oot on England squad? (2022) twitter link
But that’s nae played oot in England has it? I jist think the bigg (2022) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
ted to empty bairns plates in England though https://t.co/PZ69Fii85(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
1 he could have went doon tae england in the summer but knocked it (2013) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
ier that solar roof panels in England have got too hot, and might g (2023) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
Be ace fun...wandering aboot England slapping Chunts withoot a mas (2022) twitter link
Rebs oan...England yer gawn tae get binned soon (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu's lived her life in England bit wir aalways kept in touch on page 58

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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
name, and kent is a county in England’. But ken and kent are nort
age and culture o the North o England. When Tony Warren penned Elsi
presentation for the North of England that hiv thur descendants the
3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da farder aff fae England, da nearer in ta France, on page 102

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
's noo Kent idda sooth-aest o England; da Frisians gød jüst tae d on page 14
dan colonised da aest cosst o England. Bi 900 da Danelaw area wis g on page 15
bøn døn atidda sooth-aest o England an da wider on page 63

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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
been don atidda sooth-aest o England an da wider London area athin

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
It's destiny, and England's shame on page 29

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th further off frae England th nearer is tae France - on page 100

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Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
o Forth. The’r nae sign in England o onie move ti rename the Tha
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
England; an i the schuil holidays, th
r sae, an Billy hes been doon England fur monie ae lang yeir,
frae England, an wis, is fer is A ken, man
iless pillaging bi Edward I o England, i 1296, an
4 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
s ahead. Should we stay under england’s political turmoil? Or gang(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
England cum tae Windsor, an left in a on page 2

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
wud ye feel aboot flittin tae England?'
that ye’re for flittin tae England.’
‘Ah dinnae want tae gae tae England,’ ah saed.
‘There isnae ony trouble in England,’ saed Jenny.
4 matches

@OrangRuth tweeted
after thon #ENGISL #EURO2016 #England #royhodgson(2016) search twitter

@the_gellick tweeted
ter - I havnae heerd o this "England" ava? Would it be doonby Ferm (2014) twitter link
l hae tae jook by the south o England for a bit o Ulster Scots crac (2015) twitter link
am inaboot #Euro2016: it's no England! @rsmorrow1964 (2016) twitter link

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