Product Description:

• Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere else can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother’s homeland. In McCarthy s Bar, his journey begins in Cork and continues along the west coast to Donegal in the north. Traveling through spectacular landscapes, but at all times obeying the rule, “never pass a bar that has your name on it,” he encounters McCarthy’s bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating people before pleading to be let out at four o’clock in the morning. Written by someone who is at once an insider and an outside, McCarthy s Bar is a wonderfully funny and affectionate portrait of a rapidly changing country.

Customer Ratings:

• McCarthy s Bar. Fantastic account of an Englishman s desire to be Irish. Hilarious.
  The account link s historical fact with whimsy and is soul searching at the same time. It captures the essence of the Irish Pub.
• McCarthy s Scrambled pages. The delivery and price were fine, but the pages in the middle of the book are all scrambled up and I had no patience to deal with it.
• Funny and informative. It took me a while to finish this book, not because I didn t enjoy, to the contrary, I wanted to make it last as long as possible, so I rationed out 10 or so pages a day and would get my fill of laughs and insight into traveling in modern Ireland.
• So well written, and hilarious, as well.. I thoroughly enjoyed this book - Mr. McCarthy s humor and insight into the factors and foibles of humans had me laughing through each chapter. Bravo!
• Brilliant Book - Funny, Poignant, & Informative. After reading the negative reviews of this book (and there aren t many), I wonder two things: did those reviewers read the same thing that I did and, if so, do they have any appreciation for good writing?! McCarthy s book is excellent, and his sharp wit and superb sense of humor come across brilliantly throughout the pages. On my first visit to Ireland in December 2006, I stopped by several of the places that he describes, including Abeystrowry, Dursey Head, and MacCarthy s bar. They were made all the more special by knowing that I was trodding in Pete s footsteps. His book is well worth the time and money you ll spend, and you may find yourself reading it again and again (as I have). Ignore the negative reviews (there will always be boorish morons in the world), and treat yourself to a fantastic read!

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