Letters of a Love-hungry Farmer and Other Irish StoriesRoberts Rinehart Publishers, 1997 - 383 strani The stories in this hilarious collection of five short novels are told through a series of fictional letters between a wide range of colorful characters drawn from Irish life in the hill country that divides the counties of Cork and Kerry. Letters of a Love-Hungry Farmer - an account of John Bosco McLane's search for a female companion; Letters of a Matchmaker - a small farmer involved in the delicate business of finding mates for the unattached; Letters of a Successful T.D. - the career and family life of a member of the Irish Parliament climbing the political ladder; Letters of a Parish Priest - Father Martin O'Mora's quest to root out sin among his parishioners; and Letters of a Country Postman - a gossipy postman tries to discover secrets hidden within the envelopes he delivers. |
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Zadetki 1–3 od 81
Stran 11
... There's a catch to all his questions . I've that much off by heart about him . " By Gor , Tull , you're a patient man , " he said . " Twenty five years in the Dáil and never a hum or a haw out of you . The opposition will all drop dead ...
... There's a catch to all his questions . I've that much off by heart about him . " By Gor , Tull , you're a patient man , " he said . " Twenty five years in the Dáil and never a hum or a haw out of you . The opposition will all drop dead ...
Stran 44
... There's the solicitor . There's the daughter who married the doctor in Ballybobawn . There's the dentist in Kilnavarna and , finally , there's the curate in Cloughauneen parish down south . Explain to Jenny what Flannery is trying to do ...
... There's the solicitor . There's the daughter who married the doctor in Ballybobawn . There's the dentist in Kilnavarna and , finally , there's the curate in Cloughauneen parish down south . Explain to Jenny what Flannery is trying to do ...
Stran 229
... There's many an honest man would be glad if they had your story . There's lone men making lamentation from one end of the night to the other for the limbs of supple women and there's you discontented in the middle of plenty as the man ...
... There's many an honest man would be glad if they had your story . There's lone men making lamentation from one end of the night to the other for the limbs of supple women and there's you discontented in the middle of plenty as the man ...
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asked Ballybarra Ballybunion Ballyfee Bannabeen Biddy bishop Brady brother Bugler Bundoran Catholic civility assured Coomasahara Cork Cork City Courtesy and civility curate daughter Dear Father O'Mora Dear Frank Dear Mocky Dicky Mick Dicky Dogmeat door Dring drink Dublin eyes fellow Fionnuala Flannery Fonsie girl give hand head hear hope husband Irish Jack John Bosco McLane Kate Katie Killarney Kilnavarna Kishock Kitty knew lady letter Limerick Lisdoonvarna Lisnacoo Lochnanane Lollery look marriage married Martin O'Mora matchmaker McFillen Mick Dicky O'Connor Mickeen Mocky Fondoo Moffy Monsey morning mother never nice night pair parish priest postman pounds Presbytery Razzy remember Robert Emmet Saint Patrick's Day Sincerely Spiders sure talk tell There's thing told Tubberganban House turn twas week whiskey wife woman women worry young