Doric sayings
Kynoch, Douglas2018
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Collated from various sources including Helen Beaton's 1925 'At the Back o' Benachie' and Professor Alexander Fenton's academic collection of the sayings of Aberdeenshire parishes in the 1950s, 'Doric Sayings' is a cornucopia of Doric wit an wisdom, some of it in the form of rhyme and riddle. Couthie comments about everyday life; caustic remarks about the neighbours; philosophical reflections on work or the weather.
Main title:
Doric sayings / Douglas Kynoch.
Author:
Kynoch, Douglas, compiler
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Luath Press, 2018.
Collation:
192 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781912147700 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2349283