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Dessie and Kay Curley are a happilymarried couple living in Barrytown，Ireland. Most of the time， their half-dozen kids bring only joy and vivaciousnessto the family， but occasionally， they also causethem trouble-sometimes big trouble[ Oneday， their eldest daughter Sharon tells themthat she is pregnant， refusing to say who thefather is. This is shocking news to both theCurleys and the conservative residents of thetown. When Sharon decides not to have anabortion but instead to keep the baby， Dessieand Kay can do nothing but respect her choice.However， there remains gossip about Sharon’spregnancy. And some of the wild guessesabout the child’s paternity bring pressure andfrustration to the famlly. Dessie thus oftentakes Sharon to the pub--to have a drink， totalk to their respective friends and to forgetall these troubles.