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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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AIKEY FAIR. Also Aikie. On the next Wednesday after 19th July at Aikey Brae near Old Deer in Aberdeenshire, now discontinued except for a fun fair held on the previous Sunday (Abd. a.1744 W. Macfarlane Geog. Coll. (S.H.S.) III. 226, 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XII. 164, 1972 D. Toulmin Hard Shining Corn 80).
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"Aikey Fair ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Jan 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089676>
