An Irish Country Doctor Author:Patrick Taylor Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and glens of Northern Ireland . T he owner of a new medical degree and little else in the way of possessions, Barry jumps at the ch... more »ance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice, At least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O Reilly. The older physician whose motto is to never let the patients get the upper hand has his own way of ding things. At first Barry can't decide if O Reilly is the biggest charlatan he has has ever met or the best teacher he could ever hope for. Barry is quick to discover that he still has a lot to learn about country life. But with the pluck and compassion and the only slightest touch of blarney he will find out more about life and love than he ever imagined back in medical school. This charming and engrossing tale will captivate listeners and leave them yearning to visit the Irish countryside of days gone by.« less