01270cam a2200301 4500 147448411 TxAuBib 20131122120000.0 080730s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008033808 9780765320704 0765320703 9780765320728 076532072X TxAuBib Taylor, Patrick, 1941- An Irish country Christmas / Patrick Taylor. New York : Forge, 2008. 495 p. : maps ; 25 cm. "A Forge Book.". Dr. Barry Laverty is counting the minutes until his first Christmas in the snug community of Ballybucklebo. His spirits begin to dwindle when his girlfriend Patricia may not be able to join him for the holiday tidings. A new fast-talking doctor arrives in town with the hopes of stealing business away from Dr. Laverty's medical practice, and threatens the well-being of the citizens with his phony tactics. 20131122. Physicians Fiction. Country life Northern Ireland Fiction. Northern Ireland Fiction. Pastoral fiction. Christmas stories.