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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Stran 11
... answer him . He has awful bloody neck to come in at all . " Are you going up for the new session ? " he asked me . I made him no answer to that , either . There's a catch to all his questions . I've that much off by heart about him ...
... answer him . He has awful bloody neck to come in at all . " Are you going up for the new session ? " he asked me . I made him no answer to that , either . There's a catch to all his questions . I've that much off by heart about him ...
Stran 55
... answer the last letter she wrote . Shakespeare himself couldn't answer it . If she would only behave like other women and give me a minute's peace . If she was one bit predictable itself . I'm sure she would love to be hobnobbing with ...
... answer the last letter she wrote . Shakespeare himself couldn't answer it . If she would only behave like other women and give me a minute's peace . If she was one bit predictable itself . I'm sure she would love to be hobnobbing with ...
Stran 169
... answers you'd get here to innocent questions . Most of them wouldn't answer at all only with another question . You ask a man you might meet at Ballybarra cattle fair where he came from and he'd ask you where you came from yourself ...
... answers you'd get here to innocent questions . Most of them wouldn't answer at all only with another question . You ask a man you might meet at Ballybarra cattle fair where he came from and he'd ask you where you came from yourself ...
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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