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 12
... look as solemn as if ' twas your own mother that was being put under . Better still , put in an appearance at the wake and drink porter out of cups the same as the boys . They like that . “ God , " they'll say , " isn't poor oul ...
... look as solemn as if ' twas your own mother that was being put under . Better still , put in an appearance at the wake and drink porter out of cups the same as the boys . They like that . “ God , " they'll say , " isn't poor oul ...
Side 76
... look - out for anyway ? Are there no birds on the great strand of Trawbofin , no cadaverous cormorants clutching the glinting rocks , no oyster catchers conning the clear shallows , no air - loving plovers ploughing the unimpeachable ...
... look - out for anyway ? Are there no birds on the great strand of Trawbofin , no cadaverous cormorants clutching the glinting rocks , no oyster catchers conning the clear shallows , no air - loving plovers ploughing the unimpeachable ...
Side 143
... Look For Me In The Nurseries Of Heaven . ” Now all his hopes were dashed because he was certain that the bishop would never attend his funeral . He conveyed his worries to his parishioners who had a great regard for him whatever the ...
... Look For Me In The Nurseries Of Heaven . ” Now all his hopes were dashed because he was certain that the bishop would never attend his funeral . He conveyed his worries to his parishioners who had a great regard for him whatever the ...
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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