Livesey, Margot: * 1953
The Road to Belhaven, 2024 - Explanations
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Bairn— child; pronounced /bƐːn/
Callaloo — Plant grown for its greens
Candlemas — Christian festival on February 2 commemorating the occasion when the Virgin Mary went to the Temple in Jerusalem both to be purified 40 days after the birth of her son.
Ceilidh — dances: A.L. Kennedy explains what a ceilidh is (SwissEduc)
Hogmanay— Scottish word for the last day of the old year.
Rayburn — Cast-iron cooking and heating range
Vole — sometimes known as meadow mice or field mice