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050	0	0	_aPR9199.3.T36 _bI74 2008
082	0	0	_aFIC TAY
100	1		_aTaylor, Patrick _d, 1941-
245	1	3	_aAn Irish country Christmas _b: a novel _c/ Patrick Taylor
250			_a1st ed
260			_aNew York _b: Forge _c, c2008.
300			_a495 p. _b: ill. _c; 25 cm.
490	0		_aIrish country books
500			_a"A Forge Book."
520			_aBarry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on his romantic disappointments. Christmas may be drawing nigh, but there is little peace to be found on earth, especially for a young doctor plying his trade in the emerald hills and glens of rural Ireland. Along with his senior partner, Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, Barry has his hands full dealing with seasonal coughs and colds, as well as the occasional medical emergency. To add to the doctors' worries, competition arrives in the form of a patient-poaching new physician whose quackery threatens the health and well-being of the good people of Ballybucklebo. Can one territory support three hungry doctors' Barry has his doubts. But the wintry days and nights are not without a few tidings of comfort and joy. Between their hectic medical practice, Rugby Club parties, and the kiddies' Christmas Pageant, the two doctors still find time to play Santa Claus to a struggling single mother with a sick child and not enough money in the bank. Snow is rare in Ulster, and so are miracles, but that doesn't mean they never happen. . . .
650		0	_aLaverty, Barry (Fictitious character) _v--Fiction
650		0	_aO'Reilly, Final Flahertie (Fictitious character) _v--Fiction
650			_aPhysicians _v-Fiction
650			_aCountry life _v--Fiction
651		0	_aNorthern Ireland _x--Fiction
655		0	_aChristmas stories
655		7	_aPastoral _x--Fiction
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