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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Luath Press

ISBN: 9781912147700

RRP: £7.99

PAGES: 192

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 30, 2024

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Doric Sayings

Douglas Kynoch

Collated from various sources including Helen Beatons 1925 At the Back o Benachie and Professor Alexander Fentons 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. Who could fail to be re-assured to know that aathing his an eyn but a mealie pudden his twa?

Reviews of Doric Sayings

‘Written for entertainment it may be, and that in good measure; but there is also a serious intent behind it. This is a thoroughly good read, written with wit and insight.’ –Leopard Magazine on 'Teach Yourself Doric'

‘A secht for sair een.’ –Frank Urquhart, The Scotsman on 'Teach Yourself Doric'

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Douglas Kynoch

Douglas Kynoch was born and brought up in Aberdeen, where he attended the Grammar School and Aberdeen University. After a year in Germany, he returned to his native city at the time when Grampian TV was about to open and was appointed one of their first announcer-presenters. After six years with the company, he moved to the BBC in Glasgow, becoming the Glasgow presenter of Reporting Scotland and the Mr Scotland of the Nationwide programme. After a Christian conversion, he left the BBC to join a Christian radio station. The following year, he returned to Queen Margaret Drive as one of the presenters of Good Morning Scotland, continuing to work in radio till his writing career began in the 1990s. His first book, Teach Yourself Doric, became an immediate best-seller.