Patrick Taylor

A recent medical school graduate, Barry Laverty is delighted by the opportunity to join a small rural practice in the beautiful hills of Ballybucklebo, Northern Ireland, until he meets his superior, Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, a cantankerous older physician who has his own way of doing things.

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.

In a novel that looks at the past of Dr. Fingal O'Reilly, Fingal enrolls at Dublin's Trinity College to study medicine, where he witnesses the plight of the city's poor, boxes and plays rugy, tries to keep up with his studies and work at Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital and romances a nurse named Kitty O'Hallorhan.

"Long before Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly came to the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo, young Surgeon-lieutenant O'Reilly answered the call of duty to serve in World War II. Fingal just wants to marry his beloved Deirdre and live happily ever after. First he must hone his skills at a British naval hospital before reporting back to the HMS Warspite, where, as a ship's doctor, he faces danger upon the high seas. With German bombers a constant...

The New Year brings challenges and changes to the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. The Christmas holidays have barely passed before a fire engulfs the humble thatched cottage housing Donal Donnally and his family. Although the family escapes the blaze more or less unsinged, Donal, his wife, their three small children, and their beloved dog find themselves with nothing left but the clothes on their back. Good thing Doctors O'Reilly and Laverty...

"For decades, ever since the war, Number One Main Street, Ballybucklebo, has housed O'Reilly and his practice ... It is to Number One that patients young and old come when they need a doctor's care, for everything from the measles to a rare and baffling blood disease. An unexpected turn of events threatens to drive O'Reilly from his home for good, unless the entire village can rally behind their doctor and prove that love really can conquer all"--...

"A charming Christmas entry in Patrick Taylor's beloved internationally bestselling Irish Country series, An Irish Country Yuletide. December 1965. 'Tis the season once again in the cozy Irish village of Ballybucklebo, which means that Doctor Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, his young colleague Barry Laverty, and their assorted friends, neighbors, and patients are enjoying all their favorite holiday traditions: caroling, trimming the tree, finding the perfects...

Fans of Patrick Taylor's bestselling Irish Country novels know Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly as the irascible senior partner of a general practice in the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. But, there was a time, shortly after arriving in Ballybucklebo, that Dr. O'Reilly was not widely accepted by the villagers. This touching short story tell of how O'Reilly, with a little help, began to overcome their objections. Whether you're visiting for...

This is Music Now provides raw and uncut advice, guidance and direction on how to be successful in the music industry. While Mr. Taylor does not guarantee that everyone will be successful in the music business, this book will open your mind, cleanse your spirit, and renew faith in yourself in order to prepare a solid foundation on which to base your career in the music industry.

Patrick Taylor a tout d'abord charmé les lecteurs avec Le médecin irlandais. Aujourd'hui, Taylor revient avec la colorée communauté de Ballybucklebo en Irlande du Nord o il se mijote toujours quelque chose sous la surface trompeusement endormie du village. Le jeune médecin Barry Laverty vient tout juste de commencer son assistanat auprès de l'excentrique docteur Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, mais il se sent déjà tout à fait chez lui à Ballybucklebo....