<div>Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere else can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother&#8217;s homeland. In <i>McCarthy's Bar</i>, 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, &#8220;never pass a bar that has your name on it,&#8221; he encounters McCarthy&#8217;s bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating people before pleading to be let out at four o&#8217;clock in the morning. <br><br>Written by someone who is at once an insider and an outside, <i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is a wonderfully funny and affectionate portrait of a rapidly changing country.<br></div> <div>Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere else can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother&#8217;s homeland. In <i>McCarthy's Bar</i>, 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, &#8220;never pass a bar that has your name on it,&#8221; he encounters McCarthy&#8217;s bars up and down the land, meeting fascinating people before pleading to be let out at four o&#8217;clock in the morning. <br><br>Written by someone who is at once an insider and an outside, <i>McCarthy's Bar</i> is a wonderfully funny and affectionate portrait of a rapidly changing country.<br></div>