Letters of a Love-hungry Farmer and Other Irish StoriesRoberts Rinehart Publishers, 1997 - 383 sider 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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... Richard Michael Richard O'Connor otherwise known as Dicky Mick Dicky to remedy insofar as it lies within his power this bleak and unhappy situation where men are often without women and women are often without men . Dicky Mick Dicky O ...
... Richard Michael Richard O'Connor otherwise known as Dicky Mick Dicky to remedy insofar as it lies within his power this bleak and unhappy situation where men are often without women and women are often without men . Dicky Mick Dicky O ...
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... Dicky Mick Dicky and Kate were moulded from finer clay . Other couples might have surrendered to the combined forces of scraggy soil , pitiless and uncertain weather , pestilence and death but it is fair to relate that the indomitable ...
... Dicky Mick Dicky and Kate were moulded from finer clay . Other couples might have surrendered to the combined forces of scraggy soil , pitiless and uncertain weather , pestilence and death but it is fair to relate that the indomitable ...
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... Dicky Mick Dicky O'Connor I presented myself at the Arms Hotel in Bannabeen to be introduced to one Nellie Cant of Tooreengarriv . Dicky Mick Dicky and she sat side by side in the lounge awaiting my arrival . She seemed a nice enough ...
... Dicky Mick Dicky O'Connor I presented myself at the Arms Hotel in Bannabeen to be introduced to one Nellie Cant of Tooreengarriv . Dicky Mick Dicky and she sat side by side in the lounge awaiting my arrival . She seemed a nice enough ...
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