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ships Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.4 35 19.6 69.6 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences9168 13 7 1 1 1
Number of authors35 22 9 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of ships in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
tae skipperin ships across it. on page 7

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
awns ships, a drinkin howf, an wins agin on page 67

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
be the first ontae the ither ships, were jist ahint thaim, staun on page 56
vantage an afore lang the two ships duntit thegither wi thaim aye on page 58

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
the hinnerend he launchit his ships sooth, raidin and laungrabbin on page 14

11 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ce that could sink a thoosand ships kin be heard yellin on page 173

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in tae bring in a big fleet o ships tae the East Coast an land an on page 25
the faimlies o the men on the ships an hunners o ither fowk cam t on page 32
cam on an the ships werenae back. Wives, an bidie on page 33
e aw the captains o the ither ships tae ask if they had seen onie on page 34
hat there were haill fleets o ships headin tae the Arctic Circle on page 36
Also on pages 37, 40, 55, 58, 75, 125
20 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
As ships cast aff tae the pibroch's la on page 15
Bore the gree that day, his ships triumphant, on page 98

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
his black galleys, his dragon ships fu o Scots that focht thae Ra on page ix
O ships wi the likes o food on page 23
film on the box o seawart the ships on page 63

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
the mids o the sea where nae ships cam, and hoo ye mak a Sookin on page 164

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Da said the ships wur built fae whisky, and eve on page 75

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The wharves drained dry o ships whaur nae graiths bang, on page 63

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Nae faemen's ships tae spile! on page 50

3 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
stanes abuin it tae skipperin ships across it. on page 69

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
e bazaars o aa the wirld, oor ships on page 10

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
st an weil defendit, sae navy ships war biggit fae the 1890s onwa on page 110

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
orpedoes hit thir mark an oor ships wint doon an men jist git emp on page 43

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
As ships cast aff tae the pibroch’s
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
orks,” she said. “Buildin ships tae win the war. Got mair imp
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
urs wis seen associate wi the ships, keekin doun, or climmin doun
ts comin aff o them. War thir ships secret airships years aheid o
Draigons an Air Ships
n aboot an even mair curious, ships in the air. Whit are we tae m
craft, or whit fowk took for ships fleein ben the cloods? For in
5 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ae thae bits that gets cruise ships dockin fir the day, so the bi
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an in the storm ships aft gae doon
But the brave seamen on the ships
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
n the shipyaird an on the new ships that wis in the water bein fi
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
. . . we don’t only build ships on the Clyde, we build men. .
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n an boay, makin munitions an ships fur them tae keep a haud ay t
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
herbour nearby wis thrang wi ships bringin things tae sell fae a
e colours an cries o merchant ships – wis thrang wi bronze-nebb
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
. Made sense. Loose lips sink ships, know whit ah mean?
1 matches

@fourmenterian tweeted
navy with more admirals than ships. #lovebomb #propaganda(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
n roon the coast. Twa lines o ships aboot a quarter o a mile apai on page 44

2 matches

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
l thair. I myn on seein model ships an some teachers in a corrido on page 6

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
warld's best preserved Viking ships up close. On show at the muse on page 15

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
O rapacious factory ships. on page 8

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
O sheen an ships an shoogie-boats, An castocks on page 54

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t roon ti spikkin about space ships an wis there fowk on Mars an on page 74

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
t, and we meet a lot on these ships!
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
oor 25 pounders at the Jerry ships as they attempted a landin in
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
rry is battleships 2 - sinkn ships, I hope nae!(2011) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yon Hungarian boatmen aff the ships(2016) search twitter
t withoot yon boatmen aff the ships tacking up ma seat! #fittie h(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ent, rich wi unanswerability: ships or staetions or sculptures or on page 31
the curn o fock fae a curn o ships at cam to big a curn o a stae on page 32
omtheen scientific, like thee ships." "We don't know they're ship on page 56
isno tak a braeth "thir seean ships i'the rouk wi drives at isno on page 98

5 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Bluidy cruise ships! on page 111

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
aint fir travlirs: afor creus ships hid wis Briteesh impeeryal ek
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
His offerins aside da Argive ships
1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The ships bell chimes, a warning ring on page 32

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
r a weethin, whar we sent wer ships a’ roon the worl. Troots hu
1 matches

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