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An Irish Country Village
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
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An Irish Country Village
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Publisher's Summary
Welcome to the Village of Ballybucklebo. Come and say hello to Dr. O'Reilly's odd-as-two-left feet patients, his housekeeper, Mrs. "Kinky" Kinkaid, and O'Reilly's pets, Arthur Guinness, the beer-swilling black Lab and Lady MacBeth, the demonically possessed white cat. And of course, to young Dr. Barry Laverty. After Barry's first month as an assistant to crusty Dr. O'Reilly, he has been offered a permanent spot. But Laverty's excitement is dashed when one of his patients unexpectedly dies. The damage to his reputation is enormous, and he and O'Reilly must work to resolve the question of Barry's responsibility for the death. They also have to figure out how to save the four-hundred-year-old village pub. Plans are afoot to not renew the hundred-year lease and instead transform the old pub into a sparkling new tourist trap. To make matters even worse, Patricia Spence, the love of Barry's life, announces she is trying to win a scholarship to distant Cambridge University, all the way in England.... Beautifully evocative of a gentler, simpler time, Patrick Taylor's An Irish Country Village magically captures the charm, wit, and ribald humor of a vanished Irish countryside and its people.
What the critics say
“So, have a wee listen to Patrick Taylor's sequel to An Irish Country Doctor and if you're not charmed by the lives, loves and longings of the feisty folks of Ballybucklebo, County Ulster, Northern Ireland, I'll eat my hat, so I will. Read in a beguiling brogue by John Keating...Taylor peoples thatched-roofed Ballybucklebo with quirky characters...'Tis a grand place, one I hope we'll have many occasions to revisit.” —BookPage
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- Ksky
- 2023-12-12
I love the humour
The descriptions are amazing! I can visualize and feel the character’s emotions throughout the entire story!
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- R.
- 2021-09-23
Enjoyed it overall
Love the accents and characters and the village life stories. The narrator tends to “read” the book instead of acting the parts which is frustrating.
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- camallis
- 2021-05-29
Love the Series
The storyline, characters, narration - it all draws you into Ballybucklebo. You have been there after reading these books.
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- Clayton
- 2018-12-04
An entertaining novel!
Charming characters and loveable dialogue! Another grand read by Patrick Taylor! A simple and wholesome read that leaves you smiling and with a good feeling in your heart!
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