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 39
Stran 177
... hard hands would go groping for her in the dark of her room . Many the good , innocent , hard - working girl that was wronged . ' Twas the time of the shut mouth and the closed eye and the hardened heart . There was two big black clouds ...
... hard hands would go groping for her in the dark of her room . Many the good , innocent , hard - working girl that was wronged . ' Twas the time of the shut mouth and the closed eye and the hardened heart . There was two big black clouds ...
Stran 236
... Hard to beat horse's cowdung , ” said he , with a shake of the head . " Hard indeed sir , " said she and she went on gabbing like a blackbird you'd be after disturbing in a bush the same as if she never heard him . We drank tea and we ...
... Hard to beat horse's cowdung , ” said he , with a shake of the head . " Hard indeed sir , " said she and she went on gabbing like a blackbird you'd be after disturbing in a bush the same as if she never heard him . We drank tea and we ...
Stran 316
... hard . She boiled a total of eight eggs and all were either too soft or too hard . Poor Nellie . We conversed away meaninglessly until closing time when Dicky Mick Dicky appeared . He asked us bluntly if we had come to any arrangement ...
... hard . She boiled a total of eight eggs and all were either too soft or too hard . Poor Nellie . We conversed away meaninglessly until closing time when Dicky Mick Dicky appeared . He asked us bluntly if we had come to any arrangement ...
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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