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The word 'ceilidh'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
ceilidhOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.82617
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 1
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 14.4 11 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) 605.7 1 1
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of ceilidh in Corpus

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Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nd the kitchin. Mibe more the ceilidh style than the strict tempo d on page 48

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A ceilidh dance bilichto moon, on page 19

1 matches

Aberdeen

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ell't oot Iron Broo Christmas ceilidh at the Beach Ballroom, I set on page 25

1 matches

General Northern

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e entertain thirsels wi a wee ceilidh – a maist impressive 3-D re
1 matches

(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ottish music ha, pantomime an ceilidh wi taigelt wires, puns, sangs
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
A ceilidh is tae be hauden at nicht in
1 matches

West Central

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
even be able tae dance in the ceilidh wi ma ankle being so sair. I
oon. Aw ye could hear wis the ceilidh music. The dancers faces went
ge man who invited us tae his ceilidh. The strange man who wis acti
e me invite everyone tae this ceilidh. I could still think, but ma
ld guess that everyone in the ceilidh has about three oors left til
5 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
.." "You're drunk" "The worst Ceilidh Dancin ah've ever seen" "Oh I on page 3

1 matches

Ayrshire

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
be mairrit wes bidden ti this ceilidh. Thay were aa stuid in the ya on page 42

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
a tuin at a ceilidh, on page 76

1 matches

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

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 104 - Ordnar Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
ch at last, Dae ae wee bittie Ceilidh daunce Scots an Ukrainian, Wi on page 89

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'It'll mak the purvey intae a ceilidh,' said Mr Tod. on page 64
ony o them had ever seen. The ceilidh wis jist stertin. A graund di on page 74

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
fae a ceilidh wi the deevil on page 81

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Ceilidh, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Ceilidh on page 115

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
abulary sic as timeous, dram, ceilidh, swither, thole, burn (in the
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
(fae beinn) as weel as loch, ceilidh, cairn, crag and sporran. Aw
1 matches

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ct- bring tae the grammatical ceilidh); no collect (2020)

Donegal (East Donegal)

Watson, Audrey Yarns 3 - The Tay Meetin, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Fermanagh, prose
Oor the ceilidh wi yir granny, gettin’ a su
1 matches

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