There's Tillydeask

DESCRIPTION: The people of Tillydeask, Piltochie, Turnerha and Dudwick's Hill "think themsel's nae sma' But they canna cope wi Elphin For Elphin capes them a'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan3)
KEYWORDS: pride farming nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan3 440, "There's Tillydeask" (1 text)
Roud #5954
NOTES [36 words]: Greig/Duncan3 has a map on p. xxxv, of "places mentioned in songs in volume 3" showing the song number as well as place name; Tillydesk (440) is at coordinate (h3-4,v9-0) on that map [roughly 19 miles N of Aberdeen]. - BS
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