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 27
Stran 103
... pair had no family and she made Doctor Moffy promise he would be on the lookout for a nice child with a good background to adopt . “ Maybe twins , ” she said and she clapped her hands . " Oh , I would love to adopt a pair of twins ...
... pair had no family and she made Doctor Moffy promise he would be on the lookout for a nice child with a good background to adopt . “ Maybe twins , ” she said and she clapped her hands . " Oh , I would love to adopt a pair of twins ...
Stran 131
... pairs . I have a full house and a full house beats two pairs anytime . " " I accept that , " said Lollery with a broad grin , “ but my two pairs are two pairs of deuces . " So saying he threw down the four deuces where everybody could ...
... pairs . I have a full house and a full house beats two pairs anytime . " " I accept that , " said Lollery with a broad grin , “ but my two pairs are two pairs of deuces . " So saying he threw down the four deuces where everybody could ...
Stran 132
... pairs . The reason you did this was that you wanted Father Lynd to believe , however temporarily , that two pairs was all you had . Not satisfied with winning you also wanted to play a game of cat and mouse with your victim . This is ...
... pairs . The reason you did this was that you wanted Father Lynd to believe , however temporarily , that two pairs was all you had . Not satisfied with winning you also wanted to play a game of cat and mouse with your victim . This is ...
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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