This book continues the series set around the Northern Ireland village of Ballybucklebo in County Down. As the book begins Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly is looking six weeks ahead to his wedding to Kitty O'Hallorhan. Dr. Barry Laverty gets reaquainted with a politically active schoolteacher. Their housekeeper, Kinky gets hospitalized by a sudden illness, and that makes her even more worried about her future. Young patient Colin survives broken bones and the necessary loss of a loved pet.We get updates on several other of the village characters due to illnesses, recoveries, and other activities that the doctors get involved in for the sake of the patients they care for.We also get to see Fingal's brother Lars and updated on his life.And the book culminates with the wedding and a change to Barry's circumstances.A feel-good book about village life, and the lives of the people who live there. Sometimes you just have to immerse yourself in a series that just makes you feel good. And this was it for me. This was the 7th book in the series and I couldn't wait to read it.Dr Fingal O'Reilly, chief medical doctor of Ballybucklebo, has finally proposed to Kitty and to everyone's surprise, there's a wedding in the offing. Resident housekeeper and chief bottle washer, Kinky has been assured her world won't change as Kitty intends to continue to work full-time. I guess that means Kinky's world will change with her responsibilities increasing with a new woman in the house, no matter how lovely she is. Everyone needs to walk very carefully around Kinky until she understand this and embraces the arrival of Kitty in her domain. And carefully they walk. There's a fly in the ointment as Kinky becomes very ill and the whole balance seems about to change. What about a beau for her? Barry Laverty will accept Fingal's challenge of exploring obstetrics for a time and a new locum has been hired in the meantime. His romance with the lovely school teacher has its growing pains and adjustments as he learns to appreciate her passionate political convictions. The village continues with their crises as the landscape fills around these lovely events where anything is possible and often happens.Looking forward to the next book, Fingal O'Reilly, Irish Doctor.
What do You think about An Irish Country Wedding (2012)?
This was a nice, sweet book. Not great but pretty good.
—savannah
Another heart-warming story from author Patrick Taylor.
—aaris
As always I really enjoy his Irish humor and stories.
—TeacherT
