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Quotation dates: 1988-2001
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CEETIE, n. Sc. form of Eng. city.m.Sc. 1988 William Neill Making Tracks 55:
Dae they mind on us, the trees, in the grey touns
whaur a tree is anither thing in a Cooncil Park
lik a widden bink, aw thir tame beds o flouers
in couthie suburbs hapt wi an airn dyke,
nae mair a pairt o thair realitie
nor fremit beasts in a faur ceetie zoo?Uls. 2001 Belfast News Letter 17 Mar 16:
The bonny wee clachan Groomsport wid be juist 15 mile frae the mids o Belfast Ceety, an haes aye been the toon A wid caa hame.
