James Fenton (5 June 1931 – 3 February 2021)[1] was a linguist and poet who wrote in Ulster Scots.
His poetry in Ulster Scots, at times lively, contented, wistful, was written in contemporary Ulster Scots, and particularly the dialect of Ballinaloob ("Belnaloob" in his poem Thonner an Thon).
James Fenton's record and study of Scots and Scots words used in Ulster, The Hamely Tongue[2] has been published by the Ullans Press.
A collection of his own poetry has been published by the Ullans Press too; Thonner an Thon.
[3] James Fenton lived in Glengormley, Newtownabbey.