Fingal O'Reilly, Irish Doctor (58 page)

value for money:
Has certain worthwhile attributes.

walking out:
Going steady.

warm ear:
Slap on the ear.

wean:
Pronounced “wane.” Child.

wee:
Small, but in Ulster can be used to modify almost anything without reference to size. A barmaid, an old friend, greeted me by saying, “Come in, Pat. Have a wee seat and I’ll get you a wee menu, and would you like a wee drink while you’re waiting?”

wee buns:
Ulster. Very easy.

wee man (the):
The devil.

wee north:
The six counties in the northeast part of Ireland, properly called Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom after partition in 1922.

well filled:
Dublin. Fit and well.

well mended:
Healed properly.

wheeker:
Ulster. Top notch. Terrific.

wheen:
Ulster. An indeterminate number.

wheest:
Hold your tongue.

whigmaleery:
Thingummybob, what-do-you-ma-call-it.

whippet:
Small dog, like a miniature greyhound.

ye:
You, singular or plural.

yiz:
You, singular or plural.

yoke:
Thing. Often used if the speaker is unsure of the exact nature of the object in question.

you-boy-yuh:
Ulster. Expression of encouragement.

you know:
Verbal punctuation often used when the person being addressed could not possibly be in possession of the information.

youngwans:
Dublin. Young ones, usually unmarried.

your man:
Someone either whose name is not known, “Your man over there? Who is he?” or someone known to all, “Your man, van Morrison.”

youse:
You, plural.

B
Y
P
ATRICK
T
AYLOR

Only Wounded

Pray for Us Sinners

Now and in the Hour of Our Death

An Irish Country Doctor

An Irish Country Village

An Irish Country Christmas

An Irish Country Girl

An Irish Country Courtship

A Dublin Student Doctor

An Irish Country Wedding

Fingal O’Reilly, Irish Doctor

Home Is the Sailor
(e-original)

A
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR

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 now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

FINGAL O’REILLY, IRISH DOCTOR

Copyright © 2013 by Ballybucklebo Stories Corp.

All rights reserved.

Cover art by Gregory Manchess

Maps by Elizabeth Danforth and Jennifer Hanover

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Taylor, Patrick, 1941–

    Fingal O’Reilly, Irish doctor: an Irish country novel / Patrick Taylor. — First Edition.

         p. cm. — (Irish country books; 8)

    ISBN 978-0-7653-3524-1 (hardcover)

    ISBN 978-1-4668-2140-8 (e-book)

    1.  O’Reilly, Fingal Flahertie (Fictitious character)—Fiction.   2.  Physicians—Fiction.   3.  Country life—Northern Ireland—Fiction.   4.  Northern Ireland—Fiction.   5.  Medical fiction.   I.  Title.

PR9199.3.T36F56 2013

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.54—dc23

2013022083

e-ISBN 9781466821408

First Edition: October 2013