tartan | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
Total Corpus | 28.9 | 94 | 51 |
ORK - Orkney | 39.7 | 4 | 2 |
SHD - Shetland | |||
TON - Tonge | |||
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
MNA - Mid Northern A | 36 | 11 | 6 |
MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
SNO - South Northern | |||
ABN - Aberdeen | |||
DOR - General Northern | 26.6 | 6 | 4 |
NEC - North East Central | 46.4 | 1 | 1 |
SEC - (South) East Central | 45.6 | 18 | 9 |
WCE - West Central | 13.8 | 3 | 3 |
DUN - Dundee | 10.6 | 1 | 1 |
EDN - Edinburgh | 18.8 | 3 | 2 |
GLA - Glasgow | 31.9 | 7 | 5 |
AYR - Ayrshire | |||
LAL - General Central | 41.1 | 31 | 13 |
SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.5 | 1 | 1 |
SWE - South West (Galloway) | 69.5 | 5 | 3 |
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
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) | 102.5 | 2 | 2 |
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | |||
GUL - General Ulster | 14.1 | 1 | 1 |
SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
@peediepuss tweeted
s and Straths. Mc/Mac, Clans, Tartan & Gàidhlig. But no wan bit o (2021) twitter link
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
se an wi'd hae a picnic oan a tartan rug: me lyin oan ma back asid on page 66
1 matches
Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
in ticht jeans dancin wi some tartan army chiel aal eneuch ti be y on page 94
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
batterin Brian blaik, blue an tartan. Gin onybody speired he'd say
ed till she wis blaik-blue an tartan. He wis scunnered, he said, o
2 matches
Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
k dress’ll be fine wi a new tartan sash.
Hid she thocht o’ a tartan? Noo fit wis their name?
Macintyre’s a brilliant tartan for me!
3 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ey war, hyne aneth, in bricht tartan plaidies an kilts, their sill
The queen wis sattled in her tartan boxie, an frae their castle o
2 matches
@FaeFoggie tweeted
oric #teucher #aberdeenshire #tartan #localnews #northeastscotland(2019)
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Tartan sark and polished sheen on page 126
She wears an aul McGreegor tartan kilt on page 189
2 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
s drunk". Jonsar wis wearin a tartan bonnet an a tartan body
bonnet an a tartan body
2 matches
Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
criptions o Scots in kilts an tartan breiks are fun in monie libra
1 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
in time, fer she wis pullin a tartan heidsquare oan an trampin tow on page 24
1 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
lang stands, elbae grease nor tartan pent naither!" on page 97
1 matches
Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Then he gaed on aboot kilts, tartan an bagpipes. A few o the craf
1 matches
Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ie lassies in white frocks an tartan sashes, operatic
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
s the supreme leader ae the tartan mafia. That Nicola Sturgeon,
1 matches
Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
avy-blue napp coat wi the rid tartan hood,
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
intit ower a backgrund o mock tartan in A New Blend of Scots an si
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in a motor (repraisentit bi a tartan hap on a bink) an pyntin oot
oo wi a sporran for a heid, a tartan rug for a body, a tartan tie
rug for a body, a tartan tie fur a tail. (A cuttie vid
3 matches
Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
o the car alang wi a couple o tartan blankets for sitting on and t
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
, ye better pit oan her magic tartan baffies.”
oot Dorothy getting the magic tartan baffies and wis aa for sortin
tch wis still eftir the magic tartan baffies an thocht she wid be
determined tae get the magic tartan baffies and stertit tae dive
4 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
st tred than the auld farrant tartan an shortbreid eemage daes.
1 matches
@DavidJWood2 tweeted
sh history month and the do a tartan one ????(2020)
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
us an the rest inside ma ma's tartan shoppin trolley. Charlene mad on page 143
1 matches
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
jist lookin at them, wi their tartan scarves ower their chins and
1 matches
Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ocht on as couthie, happit in tartan, the bellum o massed bagpipes
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
toilet stinkin ae pish, faded tartan carpets, dark wooden furnishi on page 38
1 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
't see any mair. Ye know, the tartan wans? Nae wunner ye don't see on page 3
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
, frae Fletcher o Saltoun and tartan on the muin, frae sexy erses on page x
Or bits o tartan on the muin. on page 93
2 matches
Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
n big, broon curls, and a wee tartan pinny and white shirt. Ah dro
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
wake up. Ah’ve goat the wee tartan throw that normally hings oer
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
as tae work oan hur fireplace tartan while watchin 'Homes Under th on page 42
1 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
a white, knitted jumper and a tartan skirt. The gold cross around on page 2
gesturin, tae ma tea-stained tartan nightdress. 'Ah just wish ah on page 45
ir o glasses and comfy lookin tartan scarf and white dressin gown, on page 88
3 matches
Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Daftie's tartan army, Daftie's tartan army, D on page 10
11 matches
Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an unraivelled tartan on page 70
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
in the 18t an 19t centuries, tartan cled an roarie, uphaudin Scot on page 110
1 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
enuch tae hiddle the fireside tartan oan the frunt o thair liggs. on page 65
1 matches
Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
Spanish border. Ah think the Tartan Pimpernel helped thim, doon i on page 47
1 matches
Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi matchin tartan – a real Teenie fae the nee
1 matches
Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ecipe for acquirin Tinker’s Tartan , or corned beef legs – an
Speakin o tinker’s tartan, Burns maun tak some credit f
em: ‘I'll cleed thee in the tartan sae fine’; ‘Down flow'd h
; ‘Down flow'd her robe, a tartan sheen’; and ‘Her tartan p
sheen’; and ‘Her tartan petticoat she'll kilt’. Aa
5 matches
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ey, nae Liz Lochead blue, Nae tartan hid, Noo wool simmit, longjoh(2020)
yella fir sic as the MacLeod tartan!(2020)
@weenell3 tweeted
'll stick tae ma ane shoes... tartan yins tae ?? (2022) twitter link
@LairnScots tweeted
e realms o shortbreid tins an tartan? Or somewhere in atween? http (2021) twitter link
@ThonJacobite tweeted
rs that we dinnae want a' the tartan and shortbreid stuff but I fo(2020)
Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Tartan Briefs on page 186
1 matches
Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
bi Val lookin trig in her wee tartan dress. Jeanie wiz a refugee t
iz Faith, wi hur lisp an tiny tartan skirt. Aw-w-w. Turns oot hur
2 matches
Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
bit ma granfaither kep a wee tartan purse fu o oul coins in haes
1 matches