Mccarthy's bar : a journey of discovery in ireland: 9780312311339

from mazda502001

I loved this book - it was laughing-out-loud funny and a really good travel book about Ireland. It's observant, thought-provoking and thoroughly enjoyable. Back Cover Blurb: Never Pass a Bar That Has Your Name On It, says the eighth rule of travel: a very rewarding rule if your name is McCarthy a...

from debnance

McCarthy, son of an English father and and Irish mom, decides to travel to Ireland to search out his roots. In the process, he also decides to visit all the McCarthy's Bars he runs across during his trip. McCarthy has been described as "an Irish Bill Bryson" and this description is apt. Great fun...

from gogglemiss

This was a really funny book, with McCarthy travelling around Ireland, discovering his roots, and staying in oddball B and B's, the loonier the better. The cars he used for getting around, had a personality of their own, and the rich assortment of characters he encountered were a delight. Apart f...

from SimonW11

very enjoyable. For those that dont know Peter McCarthy spends the book wandering through Ireland looking for his roots fortunately for us readers he is accompanied by his very english sense of humour.I believe truly funny books are invariably well written. This book is my witness.

from Thomas_Watson

McCarthy's Bar is a voyage of discovery that is by turns humorous and thoughtful. The author explores Ireland, the land of his mother's childhood, trying to find justify his on again, off again desire to identify with the place as an Irishman, not an Englishman - the land of HIS childhood. Along ...