The Portumna Bridge Troll: A Father Declan O'Shea Supernatural Mystery
By Patrick Dorn
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Where Are the Billy Goats Gruff When You Need Them?
An Irish priest with the spiritual gift of Insight butts heads with an obnoxious Norwegian troll who is blocking a key bridge over the River Shannon. Featuring ghostly guest appearances by Saint Molaisse and Fury, the Hero Dog of Portumna.
The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often comical urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland. Approximately 6600 words.
Patrick Dorn
Patrick Dorn used to write weird westerns set in Old California, New Mexico, and Colorado, but then he visited Ireland. Now his supernatural fiction alternates between The West and The Emerald Isle, but is always, always weird. He's also an Anglican priest and a full-time chaplain. Check out Patrick's blog, stories, plays, musicals, children's books, and more at www.PatrickDorn.com. You can reach him at Patrick@PatrickDorn.com
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The Portumna Bridge Troll - Patrick Dorn
The Portumna Bridge Troll
A Father Declan Supernatural Mystery
Patrick Dorn
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Contents
Also by Patrick Dorn
Where are the Billy Goats Gruff When You Need Them?
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Afterword
Also by Patrick Dorn
About the Author
Also by Patrick Dorn
THE FATHER DECLAN
SUPERNATURAL MYSTERIES
The Banshee of Duckett’s Grove
The Black Hag of Shanagolden
The Carlingford Leprechaun
Invasion of the Ballybogs
The Offaly Werewolves
The Portumna Bridge Troll
The Skibbereen Famine Man
The Viking Vermin of Dunmore Cave
WEIRD WESTERNS
Attack of the Lightning Bugs
Chupacabrón
Gold Faever
The Gold Hill Ghoul
The Night Nurse: Glenwood Springs, 1888
The Odd Fellow’s Champion
The Pilfered Pelt
Quicker Than the Eye
Recalling Molly
Thin Skinned
The Ugliest Man in Albuquerque
MORE STORIES
Bush League
Coffin Stick
The Dog Boy
Needles & Pin
Right Place, Wrong Time
PLAYS AND MUSICALS
Check out my website for a listing of more than 100 plays and musicals (mostly for children).
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Where are the Billy Goats Gruff When You Need Them?
An Irish priest with the spiritual gift of Insight butts heads with an obnoxious Norwegian troll who is blocking a key bridge over the River Shannon. Featuring ghostly guest appearances by Saint Molaisse and Fury, the Hero Dog of Portumna.
The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often comical urban fantasy short stories set in Ireland. Approximately 6600 words.
Chapter One
Special of the Day
Franciscan Father Declan O'Shea forced a smile for Rohana,