An Irish Country Doctor is a charming book about a small village in Northern Ireland, a new doctor who joins an eccentric older doctor's practice. It reminded me of the Yorkshire vet's tales. Taylor has crafted a delightful cast of colourful characters and that includes the two main doctors. The older man, Dr. Fingal is a pgnacious doctor with a soft spot and a knack for dispening not just medicine but the advice and help his patients need. Barry, the new man is at first shocked at the unorthodox practices of his new boss. Is he a charlatan or a person so immersed in the country and his patients sensibilities that he is a miracle worker? More the latter. Barry soon realize that he has a lot to learn about common sense and compassion.

In the course of his first weeks he not only learns much not taught in med school but falls madly for a woman who returns his affection but still his passion.