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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... course a scallywag without wife or child . He's doing well for himself when you consider he left the national school from the fourth class . ' Twas from studying the telelvision programmes in the papers that he learned how to read . He ...
... course a scallywag without wife or child . He's doing well for himself when you consider he left the national school from the fourth class . ' Twas from studying the telelvision programmes in the papers that he learned how to read . He ...
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... course . There are country people who still believe that every Protestant is an agent of the devil . Now , there is something very important which you must do for me . In fact you will have to give it priority . A nephew of Henry's who ...
... course . There are country people who still believe that every Protestant is an agent of the devil . Now , there is something very important which you must do for me . In fact you will have to give it priority . A nephew of Henry's who ...
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... course . I happen to know that there will be thirty new houses going up there shortly and it would also do as a site for the new School and Garda Barracks . I won't buy it in my own name , of course . Too much talk . I should be able to ...
... course . I happen to know that there will be thirty new houses going up there shortly and it would also do as a site for the new School and Garda Barracks . I won't buy it in my own name , of course . Too much talk . I should be able to ...
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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