Hodder & Stoughton Mccarthy'S Bar : The Million-Copy selling Classic Tale Of Discovery In Ireland

ONE MAN'S HILARIOUS, UNMISSABLE JOURNEY AROUND IRELAND - OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE. 'The best book I've ever read. The journey was hilarious, emotional and personal . . . and the struggle to identify oneself being of Irish descent and born in England was well explored.' - READER REVIEW ????? 'A classic of its type. Pete's ability to describe Ireland a few decades back is laugh out loud stuff and easily up there with Bill Bryson any day.' - READER REVIEW ????? 'This book is outstanding - its warmth, humour and obvious affection for the Irish and Pete's Irish roots come across in spades.Its a book that sets you giggling, while everyone in your train carriage thinks you're a nutter!' - READER REVIEW ????? Rule Number 8: Never pass a bar that has your name on it . . . Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork.Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways. Firstly obeying the rule 'never pass a pub with your name on it', he encounters McCarthy's bars up and down the land, and meets English hippies, German musicians, married priests and many others. A funny, affectionate look at one of the most popular countries in the world.