An Irish Country Village: A Novel
Written by Patrick Taylor
Narrated by John Keating
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About this audiobook
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.
Patrick Taylor
Patrick Taylor, M.D., was born and raised in Bangor County Down in Northern Ireland. Dr. Taylor is a distinguished medical researcher, offshore sailor, model-boat builder, and father of two grown children. He lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A novel about a young country GP, in his first practice in the Ulster village of Ballybucklebo. Entirely fictional, but it reminded me strongly of James Herriot, or even Gervase Phinn in style. Young Barry Laverty assists at a difficult home birth, patches up a child's cut finger, and is threatened with a lawsuit after one of his patients dies. He also carries on a low-key romance with the feisty and ambitious engineer Patricia, and spends a day at the races.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This series is fast becoming a guilty pleasure -- I don't generally feel guilty about any kind of reading, but I have to admit there are moments when Barry's romantic butt-headedness gets to me and I want to kick him repeatedly, and then I wonder why I am listening to this book? And it's because I love the nostalgia of life in the 50s and I love the reader, who talks irish to me in a wide array of accents, and altogether the stories are enjoyable and interesting. I liked this one. I still want to kick Barry.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Book on CD narrated by John KeatingBook two in the popular Irish Country Doctor series, relating the trials and tribulations of young Dr. Barry Laverty as he begins his practice as a country GP in the mid-1960s in Ballybucklebo, a fictitious community in Northern Ireland full of eccentric and memorable residents.The entire book takes place over just a few weeks, immediately following the events of book one. Dr Laverty is faced with a possible malpractice suit, damaging his reputation and forcing him to return to apprentice role under senior physician Dr Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly. That’s bad enough but his relationship with Patricia Spence has hit a snag. But their devoted housekeeper, Mrs Kincaid (a/k/a Kinky) assures young Barry that everything will work out. Taylor has a gift for making his character so alive they fairly jump off the page. Whether the exuberance of a bellowing O’Reilly, or the quiet pleading of the elderly Sonny, I felt I knew these people. I also love the descriptions he gives of the landscape; makes me feels that I’ve actually been to Northern Ireland. I came late to this party, having only read the first book last year. But I was completely delighted, and I’ll keep reading this series. They lift my heart and bring laughter into my world. The audiobook is performed by the talented John Keating. Whether voicing O’Reilly, Patricia, Barry, Kinky or any of the many other characters, he brings them to life and gives each a unique voice. Fantastic performance!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Re-read 2018I've been drawn toward reading books set in Ireland since we're planning a trip there next year. I love this series set in the fictional Ballybucklebo, Northern Ireland. Young Doctor Barry Lafferty is in his second year in the town and a problem he had with a patient during his first comes back to cause him issues. This takes place in an Ireland that is still reeling from The Troubles, and has bits and pieces that cause issues between the Protestants and Catholics in the town. It's a snapshot of a country caught between it's past and all of the changes that the 1960's are bringing to the world. It's one of my favorite series and an auto-buy for me.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book is the second installment set in the village of Ballybucklebo, County Down, Northern Ireland and continues the tale of Dr. Barry Laverty and his adapting to life in a small village while working to be accepted by the villagers.Light and amusing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the second book in a series about a young doctor adjusting to life in a small village in NOrthern Ireland during the early 1960's. I found this to bve a light, fun, heart-warming read remeniscent of James Herriots' books about a Yorkshire veterinarian.A bonus for me is that the setting is not far from my ancestral home. That seemed to personalize it a bit, and made it even more fun. I adored it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Newly qualified doctor Barry Laverty had a successful month working under Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly in the Northern Irish village of Ballybucklebo. O'Reilly seems to be ready to offer Dr. Laverty a permanent position in his small practice. However, repercussions from a case gone wrong may damage Dr. Laverty's reputation in the village beyond repair. The results of a postmortem will either condemn or exonerate him. Meanwhile, Dr. Laverty's interest in Patricia continues to grow, but there's a problem. Patricia's got her heart set on winning a scholarship to Cambridge, far away from tiny Ballybucklebo.This book picks up right where the first book ended. In fact, the action starts on the morning after the last scene in the first book. Several of the patient visits are follow-ups to visits in the previous book. It had been a couple of years since I read the first book, and I wish I hadn't waited so long to read the second one. I had forgotten some of the details that it would helped to have had fresh in my memory. This series is a good choice for readers looking for nostalgic comfort. To get the most out of it, the books need to be read in order and fairly close together.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The first book was perfectly inoffensive - light and sort of amusing, but it's all just a bit too insubstantial for me. It reads very much like something that was always intended to be made into a PBS mini-series.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Falling into the class of “Comfort Reads”, An Irish Country Village picks up where the first volume left off. We follow the adventures of young Dr. Barry Laverty as he joins the practice of the older, gruff, heart-of-gold, Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly. Trying to fit into the small rural village of Ballybuckbo isn’t easily done as everything the young doctor does comes under scrutiny. A huge cast of characters with assorted ailments or problems drift in and out of the doctor’s waiting room and the two doctors analyse, console and/or treat as the condition demands.Humorous, light, entertaining reading with a touch of the Irish blarney. A great book to curl up with on a cold winter’s day.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another fun group of happenings in the fictional village of Ballybuckledo, Northern Island. Dr. Laverty, Patricia Spense, and Kinky Kincaid all work with the larger than life Dr. Fingle Flaherty O'Reilly to make life better for all residents.