A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of village in Corpus

Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
'It wis a gey wee village,' said Obed. 'It wis really j on page 6
it wis heard by awbody in the village. In ilka bothy, folk waukened on page 18
ven he couldna tak on a haill village o folk aw makkin sic a scunne on page 19

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ay they haud a ceilidh wi the village lassies. Sae Thursday is a br on page 70

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
r on the playgroup mat in the village hall. We've grew up the-githe on page 7
The polis huv been up the village hopin tae catch us oot n aboo on page 48
lares up every few years. The village and the first area in town ha on page 54

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
He'd hae tae guard the village sheep. on page 12
at he raced through a country village on page 28

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
A haill village burnt oot on page 61

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
urnin oan a wheel, livin in a village. Awbody's life's their ain. Y on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
kreighin, plooterin rooon the village schuil at play, jist unself-i 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
a roads nou airted throu that village. on page 26
Moss juist tae the west o the village, troopers under Bruce o Earls on page 40
allows on the knowe abune the village. on page 61
an ' Meedowheid doun tae the village o Sorn. Frae the wee kirk jui on page 67
it aff five puir sowls in the village, an left a dizzen ithers - i on page 74

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
island be. We arrive at some village hall, an walk along the grave on page 3

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Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
a wi sic adulation i some pit village i Fife, whaur they war still on page 83

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
oregaither On the oor, bi the village clock. on page 15

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
hynge: at Glenfarg there is a village Folk Feast, roon aboot Easter 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
omewhaur roun aboot whaur the village o Liff nou stands. Alpin had on page 15
Tam an Wullie, that bade in a village jist ootside the toun. They'd on page 62
he twa sides the road tae the village ran alang. The extra hauf mil on page 63
ne the excitement aw ower the village whan ward went roun. First he on page 67
TH SIDE o Dundee lies the wee village o Kirkton o Strathmarnne, ken on page 77

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ot Bridge aWeir wis an actual village where Ally McCoist used tae l 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
immed up tae their tree hoose village and poked ma heid in through on page 81

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The village schuilmaister discerned some on page 18
The mantle o the village artisan on page 28
The wheel o village life spun roond the Pit, on page 65
The village nou? Nuthin but a ghost toon on page 73
Fallin hus ayeways been a village Pit, on page 82

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
n gait o Scots can chenge fae village tae village, even alang the s on page 64

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
k ah ever stepped fit in. The village hus gat bigger ower the years on page 81
tae be at the other end o the village. It wis bombed durin the Blit on page 112

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
aa the clash an clatter o the village were mintit tae lichten the d on page 62

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
he wes eventually led tae the village patriarch happit in black an on page 11

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ey were brocht up in the same village. They went tae schuil, first on page 136

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The daughter of a weaver in a village of weavers, [she] belonged to on page 69

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
the deid and the deein in the village and roonaboot.
reddin up blue watter for the village wifies'
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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Wee bit o village history
Today at 3pm oor village hud a live Conventicle at the
wee meenit o history fur the village.

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
The village schuilmaister discernt some l
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ttin doon. Aa the fowk in the village loed the wee tailor, an cam i
boot uncanny places aroon the village, like the linn whaur twa bair
The village fowk werena lief tae lippen t
The fowk o the village comploutert wi this, but yin
he neist full mune, the haill village gaithert at the fit o the bra
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ns, bein a wee gaitherin in a village settin that aa body can hae a
concert for the bairns in the Village Hall on the Sunday efternune
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e wis the first wumman in her village tae weer breeks.” I wis abo
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
shaws, an ither gaits. An the village o Bonnybrig, akin tae Roswell
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
accent gradually shifts from village to village, forming part of t
to village, forming part of the dialect
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Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
This auld wee village schuil will fade intae the pa
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
rowin up in a Yorkshire minin village durin the 80's, ah wis never
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
fur us. We ganged roon’ the village frae door tae door singin’
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
or gae tae the dances in the village haas at Saltoun an Humbie. Ah
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
taewards the ootskirts ay the village. A polis motor drives taeward
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
a wee neuk o laund aroond the village o Craighouse, an the anely bi
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ere pittin up a portable fake village ful o happy, weill-fed peasan
cht, they’d quickly tak the village doon, skelp on doonriver, an
r popped roond the back o the village for a keek ayont the façade.
set tae whummle the Potemkin village Murphy is tryin tae convince
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
nither, aw set in ae Scottish village that's foondit on the airt sh
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
They stoaped at the village o Douglas an bid owernicht in

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Logan Hoose, nae far frae the village o Lesmahagow an hud the 1st m

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
He wis born in the Fife village o Falkland, the son o a merch

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
m, Nether Skellyhill abin the village o Lesmahagow.

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
He wis born in the Fife village o Falkland, the son o a merch

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
. By the third time a wis the village idiot. An outcast. That ‘di
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@jack_capener tweeted
hae allotments in Duddingston Village tae!(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
! Moved to a new hoose in oor village circa 1964 wi CENTRAL HEATIN (2022) twitter link
billykayscot In the west Fife village o Oakley the Carnock burn ran (2022) twitter link
ye ken the derivation o that village name Billy??? (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
s gaed a certain road oot the village the regulars wad proclaim wha(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
his local in the wee English village he stid in (Haslington, Chesh(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
c date/time in every Scottish village/town/city plus London. THAT w (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
oyed bein Santie Claus at the village toddler groups wee Christmas (2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mph limit through elphinstone village and thats clearly not working (2021) twitter link
a jist happened tae b in the village at the time - b oan big yin (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi pitril oot o car's en thi Village, an Aik Don's car weis ecn o on page 30
En eis wee Village et Buchanness on page 59
hi tap o thi road eit Stirlen Village an a pet on eih brake's tae s on page 64

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Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
iller an bunk caird. Watergaw Village is a skyrie wee place, nae mu on page 37

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Sandy wheels his kertie tae i'village store on page 156

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
h've been roon them aa. Nae a village but didna loss a score o lads on page 18

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Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
Erchie took the village doctor to one side after the
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Uri, Antonia North East filmmakker feart for the futur o Doric, (Doric Future 2019) Doric, blog
n Bay, wi their stories o the village an oor cultur here”.
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
village o Rosehearty. It wis a bonny
wis a bonny sinny day an, the village seemed tae
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ft mony a heid shakkin in the village ower the possible consequence
een devoured an aabody in the village wis accountit for.
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
Out o an aafu wee village, cam an aafu big chairacter.
e, Langside is juist a kintra village aside Peterheid, wi nae much
storical figure, fae the very village far they themsels war brocht
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
sheltered hoose nearhand the village school. Grunny’s hoose is a
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
Clippin the girse on the village green

The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
en an aeronautical wik in the village. The Royal Mail wints tae soa
e communities. But, we in the village hiv concerns.
an affa lot o’ fowk in the village wi’ an affa lot o’ unpaid
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
hristmas Craft Fayre today at Village Hall from Noon till 4pm. http(2016) search twitter
ic Phrases aat the Cruden Bay Village Hall until 4pm the day far co(2016) search twitter
Whilk toon can ah see fae fit village during ma waak? https://t.co/(2016) search twitter
Happy tae be kent as the village feil! https://t.co/7I3g82RZLw(2017) search twitter
aat Cruden Bay IT Services in village Post Office offers range i' c(2017) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
e Remix fan Floyd played at i Village hall in Maud. Stuart Kennedy (2019) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@cattyish Aye Arillas village wee nae pavements NW Corfu Fi(2020) search twitter
y Bobby wee a hair drier at a village fae Perth through ti Crieff a(2020) search twitter
@d_anderson878 Oor village cafe his a Muckle breakfast a(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
lways welcome doon tae ma wee village, Jessie maks a good syrup spo(2016) search twitter
wak roond the squares in the village withoot getting evil looks fa(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
molach95 Nice tae see ma hame village o Forgandenny on yer cairt (2021) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
accents change slightly from village tae village...ah live in the (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
the secret of where Santa’s village is.”
followed him intae da magical village.
ecret department of Santa’s village,” declared Pepper Minstix.
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
stone's throw fae an Iron Age village. https://t.co/MyJJvvxroT(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
arins treasure hunt part o da village gala #knackered #parentsdidmo (2018) twitter link
asses met #Santie daday at da village christmas party… https://t.c (2017) twitter link

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
is biggin wis than, the local village schuil; whilk
ar an hes bade i Ollerton Pit Village sin syne, ten
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Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
lster-Scots Hairtlan an' Toon/Village programmes ir resourced an' g on page 9
village Non-Subscribin' Presbyterian on page 46

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Thompson, Mark The Lost Ness Monster, (clydesburn.blogspot.com 2009) Ulster - Ards Peninsula, poetry
So he smashed the oul village tae clabbers
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