A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'ayrshire'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of ayrshire in Corpus

Shetland

General Northern

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
es been peyed til’m here in Ayrshire, an aw across the kintra, for
t in the acteivities o thrang Ayrshire fermers (ma awn auld graundfa
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ne Scots. Tak Burns: he mixes Ayrshire dialect wi Doric an English -
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
le tae ken noo juist whit the Ayrshire bard meant when he screivit w
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
sson big time by the kings of ayrshire - loved it lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
NEILL wis born in Prestwick, Ayrshire. Eftir a wheen years in the R on page 127

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
LSON wis born in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Eftir an engineering apprent on page 205

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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
ans stert back at the schuil, Ayrshire dominie John Hodgart, in the
vel, such as Brian Murray’s Ayrshire Scotlit workin group, an the
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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
een sent fae his hame ower in Ayrshire tae bide wi an auntie at on page 22
e toun that very day back tae Ayrshire. An fae then on his road wis on page 24

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Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
in Gawston in the auld airt o Ayrshire cried Kyle, I stey in a coonc on page 11
ae the snell bite o the cauld Ayrshire air. Nae maitter hou skeigh y on page 13
eitions by readin books aboot Ayrshire an its history. I hae ane o t on page 15
n the Secondary Schuils whaur Ayrshire weans, bidin in ane o the ear on page 18
iniscences o ma life in a wee Ayrshire teen in a specific meinute in on page 19
Also on pages 23
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Anchort firm in this rich Ayrshire sile,
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General Central

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
Dalry, in the Burns country o Ayrshire, tae live on Barry Camp in An on page 120

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
finnd optimistic comes fae my Ayrshire backgrund as a wean an the kn on page 6
the like o Wast Fife an Sooth Ayrshire. There, bein oot the wey plus on page 7

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Ayrshire'll dae fine!" Craig wrote dou on page 17

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
hungert coarners o Ayrshire, on page 48

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
frae Lothian, the tither frae Ayrshire. The wordies on the screen sc on page 46

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
hooders, two young boayes fae Ayrshire. on page 47

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Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
weel-kent howff in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, wi a wheen gentlemen callers
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
led by Burns. Ithers are fae Ayrshire, ane in J. D Brown’s Ballad
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Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
d (such as Glaswegian, Doric, Ayrshire, Shetland and Lallans)”.
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
5, belangs tae Kilmaurnock in Ayrshire an haes aye been prood o his
ic a fash tae uptak Brown’s Ayrshire Scots. Brown said forby, that
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ur he wis an landed him on an Ayrshire moorland in the future, a yea
ae the wee toun o Sanquhar in Ayrshire an fixes a declaration on the
ewatter he headed for Sorn in Ayrshire an lodged at Meadowhead Farm

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
yersel, mibbes warkin wi thon Ayrshire loon, bi able tae pu igether (2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
bruised aipples. Bein a guid Ayrshire Covenanter, I can noo sit dou(2020)
rshire Thanks Kirsteen. As ma Ayrshire guidbrither said yestreen, “(2020)
r wis in yiss ilka day in the Ayrshire Scots o the 1950s, sae I stil(2020)
ken that gin ye stick wi guid Ayrshire fowk, ye cannae gae wrang! ht(2020)
wston, c1956 aye, an bein fae Ayrshire kye, it wis gey thick an crea(2020)
and 4 other occurrences.

@DABArbuckle tweeted
e fae 2015 where a laddie fae Ayrshire wis charged wae hamesucken. J(2020)

@fairpechtoot tweeted
age Heard this word yaised in Ayrshire. Warned tae stey awa fae sand(2017)

@LairnScots tweeted
the 39.9% o the folk in East Ayrshire that speak #Scots https://t.c (2020) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
JOSEPHINE NEILL an Ayrshire lassie born an bred, nou leev
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
Aunty Marion’s hoose on the Ayrshire coast. A loved it there. She
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@StuartPoet tweeted
uk An in guid braid Nithsdale/Ayrshire Scots forby! Braw ta(2020)
tslanguage Born and brocht up Ayrshire, been in Gallowa the past 8 y(2020)
e bit @scotslanguage from the Ayrshire FM of Scotland @NicolaSturgeo(2020)
rly 20thC Policeman Poet from Ayrshire Matthew Anderson and even mor(2020)
A wee verse fae oot the Ayrshire mairs up by Muirkirk. A wheen(2020)
and 23 other occurrences.

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)