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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Side 36
... kind of carry - on . If a person won't eat , that person must take the consequences . A few of us here - his near friends – are constantly after him to go and see a doctor but he's so pig - headed that it is a waste of time asking him ...
... kind of carry - on . If a person won't eat , that person must take the consequences . A few of us here - his near friends – are constantly after him to go and see a doctor but he's so pig - headed that it is a waste of time asking him ...
Side 182
... kind of disgraceful conduct going on all the time . No fun for Mackessy but once a year is better than no time at all which is what he was used to for close on forty years . The Crust lady is at her own home these past months but she'll ...
... kind of disgraceful conduct going on all the time . No fun for Mackessy but once a year is better than no time at all which is what he was used to for close on forty years . The Crust lady is at her own home these past months but she'll ...
Side 211
... kinder to asses and ponies than she was to human beings . However , you must remember that the cottiers around the ... kind or another and that is basically why no two men are exactly alike in outlook . Take care then O'Connor for it ...
... kinder to asses and ponies than she was to human beings . However , you must remember that the cottiers around the ... kind or another and that is basically why no two men are exactly alike in outlook . Take care then O'Connor for it ...
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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