A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of lived in Corpus

Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
But dear God - tae hiv lived at aw! on page 22

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s cos ae his big brur, but he lived aff Tam's coat tails. There i on page 10

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
id as is mine tae gie. Ah hae lived a lang life - muckle the tim on page 6

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
uldnae hae her sang while she lived, on page 106

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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
'There Wis a Wee Cooper that Lived in Fife' were sangs fae acros on page 23

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Lived a lass who found a prince who on page 72

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
tae dae it. Ah think if Ah'd lived in they days Ah wad hae been on page 14

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
Fat. A mixed bag ay accents. Lived in the Borders firra bit, up on page 3

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Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
, a wee lass wi gowden curls, lived till she was three. "A faery on page 3

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Swan, Michael Lallans 102 - Mebbi Ah Spak Owre Suin, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
Weel," ah seyd tae masel. "Ah lived a guid life doon ablow, mair on page 96

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McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
Tod lived only three doors away. He hud on page 7

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Stevenson, Gerda Cat Wumman: Tales O Nine Lives - The Witch, (Luath 2025 ISBN: 978-1804252420) Central - Peebles, prose
s a bairn, there wis a wumman lived doon the lane. She wis the ma on page 39
'Wis there no a witch lived here when ye wur wee?' yin on page 46

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Here lived three sisters, skinny, scary on page 63

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e days when the upper classes lived in fear ae the common man. Do on page 52

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
duced her tae amazin folk wha lived feerichin lives. She gaed tae on page 15
greet in front o her; But ah lived in fear.' on page 193
he hoose whaur Matilda's folk lived. The muckle black Mercedes wi on page 231

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ome o the troops on the short-lived Antonine Wa hailit fae Morocc on page 97
ommon Cause an the ower short-lived Scotland United, the Vigil wi on page 104

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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
r pairts o the warld - there lived an auld priest cried Donald. on page 80
ted their life tae worship an lived a gey frugal life. When in th on page 81
the land an the craturs that lived on it likewise grew. It becam on page 84

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Margaret's some wummin. She's lived above us fur eleven year, an on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Tae bairns that lived here no lang syne! on page 159

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Or her that lived and died in the catacombs ane on page 15

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Lang ago, there lived a wee lassie cryed Cinderella on page 78
ween twelve an forty weans an lived happily ever eftir on Social on page 89
in a land far far awa, there lived twa princesses, Heather an Ka on page 97

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
gied Coont Olaf a gubbin and lived the rest o their lives in the on page 156

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
t-granfaither fae Cork nivver lived tae see ony o his granbairns, on page 136

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Alive an weel, I lived on hope - on page 35

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Ah've lived like a beast, an ah'll dee li on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
o gallus women warriors that lived faur awa on the shores o the on page 38

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Wha hasnae lived on peas an beans on page 62

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
one born in Scotland, who has lived in Scotland all his life and on page 121

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Robson, Frances Lallans 75 - The MacNificat, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
whaur the puir wance lived.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
. Tae sum, ye wad think we aw lived on a diet o chips wi mebbe th
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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ke pettit lips. Here life’s lived tae the back an ben the hoose
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
To have lived so long
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
tly linkit tae oniebodie whae lived in Europe aroond 1,000 year s
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
his genitals cut aff while he lived, than his guts cut oot, afore
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
tually, ay. For a craitur wha lived an dee’d seiven hunner year
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
famous wirds: “Ach, she’s lived lang eneuch, the auld witch.
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Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
Ah’m a Fifer, but Ah lived in Jamaica for aboot three an
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
s, oor doonstairs neebour. We lived in the Tenement at Stewart Av
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nae believe it, that wee tart lived aff o us for mair than a year
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ter Roy’s death in 1990. He lived long enough to hear Flower of
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
when we got devolution. Short lived freedom cus we drapped like f
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t ower an ower. “Rongye has lived in Delhi practically her whol
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Yu’v niwer lived tae yu’v stide oan yir ain
eel we wur in a cage An’ we lived oan meatballs an’ spaghetti
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
rol (the couple in the story) lived in a hoose that stood oan its
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
John Nicoll (ab.1590-1667) lived throu thir drumlie days. He w
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
that gin Robert Burns haedna lived, Scotland wad hiv been weel o
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Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
He’d lived in darkness fur so long
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Facebook link ( 2017) Central
on this occasion history had lived and become real.

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e family name. She’s alweys lived in hope that someday ah wid w
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
re turn ae gid luck is shoart lived. As ah’m greeted wae the sa
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@jax6754 tweeted
part of Jeff??????. If only I lived closer. Good luck wirh gettin(2019) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
s, Scott, Elliott & Armstrong lived by the old saying "there'll b(2020) search twitter
..there wis a wee cooper that lived in Fife, nickety nackety noo (2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
. He wis being too nice. I've lived amongst them, Brighton, Manch (2022) twitter link
@ImWatson91 We all lived tae see ye happy Sinead ?? (2022) twitter link
e wokey kids that huvnae oor "lived experience" Clem ?? https://t (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
t laughed at me. He said he'd lived up the close next next tae hi (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@Craig86373051 I lived in Cyprus the Euro was over v (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
f the scurvy - laddies never lived lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t thi three wheelter, bit shi lived on, cus a maid a road goen tr on page 68

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
his face til, aa the years he lived. on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
; a wye o life that his te bi lived te bi appreciated. Bit Ah did on page 7
an Ah wis waar nor feart. Ah lived fir the holidays an the chunc on page 66

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
they wad o been fan Leonardo lived an deet aire in the early 150 on page 18

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
far she lived an pinted on page 33

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
I've only lived here for a year, said the bit on page 40

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
lived a young loon cad Freddie Futr on page 163

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
ie, Lacie, an Tillie; an they lived at e bottom o a well-" on page 70
"He may no hev lived much under e sea-" ("A hevna, on page 95

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
rved the fowk in tenements fa lived like battery hens, an the tof
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ahin him, a brosie laddie fa lived aff Big Mac baps, wi a wame t
"Sae Pranny lived happy ivir efter an keepit aa
t the gowd maist wyse-like an lived cantie iver efter aside the j
The airt I've lived in, whaur I mean tae live,
e mony thoosan as lang as she lived – an gien her age, thon wad
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
s aboundit fae neighbours wha lived aside the man an his mountain
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Kerr, Oliwia, Sarah and Amber Fiona and the Ring, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
in the days o lang syne there lived a wee lassie cried Fiona. Ane
ohnny was defeated and they a lived happily ever after.
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Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
in the days o lang syne there lived a bonnie lassie cried Rebecca
lassie cried Rebecca. Rebecca lived with her mither and faither i
a merried the prince and they lived happily ever efter in a wee c
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
bit o oorsels. Oor ain Katie lived oot the rest o her days in a
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
‘I’ve never lived in a city. I get by fine up h
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
There wiz eence a man fa lived doon by the auld kirk. He wiz
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
f see those twa lives I hivna lived and I think o ma spairk and h
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
@billykayscot I lived there for 3 years. and made l(2019) search twitter

@d_anderson878 tweeted
d hae happened gin Arthur hid lived? https://t.co/3e2endlfee(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
one icy bla'ing a hooly day, lived an auld mannie n wifie fa one(2018) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
wis where mah Uncle n Auntie lived...as ah wee kid ah loved visi (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
A lad lived on a North Isles ferm, hid de on page 95

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
re is Cantick Lighthoose - I lived there as a boy. on page 48
Sheu's lived her life in England bit wir a on page 58
wis Hector Broon. His faimily lived in a widden hut on the ootski on page 68

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Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
ouns alive, although they had lived the literary life in Prague,
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Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
They lived a heap o years I'm tellt, and
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Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
the Guidman and Guidmife, wha lived in the peedie hoose o' Linn,
m, ais everyeen weel kent wha lived in thir neebourhood at the ti
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
dder an faider as Jang as dey lived, fur naebody pat dir aald fok on page 2
seems lack a miracle at ah'm lived ta see da day at da Brakes cr on page 9
ower twa munt aerly, an onnly lived fower days. Dey wir baith her on page 11
at cam aafil aerly again, an lived just twartree oors. An dan de on page 12
seen her dochter, an shü re-lived da cruel row whin shü fan oo on page 22
Also on pages 39, 46, 75
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Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
Du wis boarn here, lived here alwys.
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Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
er efter dat, da peerie grice lived in paece an contentment an da
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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
I'm lived at Westerloch in Lerwick for

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ard laek mine? Coorse an weel lived in. My beard can tell you whi
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Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
vived fechtin for da navy. He lived a guid life in America an tel
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Southern

@projecthawick tweeted
A Hawick worthy who lived in a basement flat in Bridge (2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
married Henry Butler and they lived in Netherthird, he's still on(2020) search twitter
get away tae close by when ye lived in the Coorts!(2020) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
this braw toon. And have been lived and worked up and doon UK. In(2020) search twitter
hope sae, as a huv worked and lived aal over UK, a feel that it’(2020) search twitter
s Andrew and John Taylor MacM lived and died there. a dinnae ken (2020) search twitter
hat’s where ma 6 forefathers lived and died apart fae ma grandfa(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Whaurt life is lived on the trot, on page 28
A lik'able rogue, lived aboot Hunters Mill, on page 29

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
ed. ‘A lang time ago, there lived a king. He was a gentle an a
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@Angelinekking tweeted
@Cavetraveller When I lived in Holland this wee saying us(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@StuartPoet @DannyDonnelly1 I lived in Ballycastle, late 80s, ear(2021) search twitter