McCarthy's Bar
Appearance
First edition cover | |
| Author | Pete McCarthy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publication date | 2000 |

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