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McCarthy's Bar

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Cover of first edition, 2000
MacCarthy's Bar in 1989

McCarthy's Bar is the best-selling book by travel writer and comedian Pete McCarthy. First published in 2000,[1] the book sold nearly a million copies[2] leading to McCarthy winning Newcomer of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2002.[2]

The book is often titled McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland.[3]

Plot summary

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The book describes a series of trips McCarthy makes to Ireland in the late 1990s exploring his past and family history, as well as documenting how Ireland is coping with changing realities.

Publication

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Its front cover features MacCarthy's Bar.[4]

References

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  1. ^ McCarthy, Pete (2000). McCarthy's Bar. Hodder and Staughton. ISBN 0340766050.
  2. ^ a b Kearns, Martha (9 October 2004). "Award-winning 'McCarthy's Bar' author dies after long cancer battle". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ McCarthy's Bar
  4. ^ Boland, Rosita (5 December 2014). "The all-night hooley in MacCarthy's Bar revisited". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 November 2021.