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"Engaging… [McCarthy's] curiosity is infectious and there's plenty to amuse." - St Petersburg Times
"Hilarious...If McCarthy isn't telling a fabulous yarn himself, he's quoting someone who is." - Washington Post
"McCarthy is stitch. Move over, Bill Bryson. You've finally met your match." - Chicago Tribune
"An entertaining romp [and] a meditation on Ireland today." - Conde Nast Traveler
"Highly engaging…a very funny book." - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Humorous and insightful…a delightful memoir." - Library Journal
"A lively, lusty quest. McCarthy travels like a Renaissance explorer with a film director's lens." - Publishers Weekly
"The funniest book I've read this year." - The Independent (UK)
"A funny and believable travelogue." - London Times
"An engaging, evocative book." - Mail on Sunday
"A hugely enjoyable book, heartfelt, self-aware and very funny ...an intelligent exploration of what it means to be Irish." - Kilkenny People
"McCarthy is a worthy addition to the ranks of P.J. O'Rourke, Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle." - Publishers Weekly
"Hilarious, sentimental, surprising and revealing." - Dallas Morning News
"Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy reading McCarthy's droll narrative of his rediscovery of his family's roots in Ireland."- - Library Journal
"Unfailingly sharp, good-humored and offbeat: sure to please Celtophiles of every greenish hue." - Kirkus Reviews
"With self-deprecating wit and a sly sense of the absurd, [McCarthy] makes even the most mundane experience entertaining." - Booklist
"A volume [that] cannot fail to impress even the most world-weary traveller." - Books Magazine
"A travelogue that's as hilariously gratifying as it is entertaining." - Entertainment Weekly
"Hilarious...If McCarthy isn't telling a fabulous yarn himself, he's quoting someone who is." - Washington Post
"McCarthy is stitch. Move over, Bill Bryson. You've finally met your match." - Chicago Tribune
"An entertaining romp [and] a meditation on Ireland today." - Conde Nast Traveler
"Highly engaging…a very funny book." - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Humorous and insightful…a delightful memoir." - Library Journal
"A lively, lusty quest. McCarthy travels like a Renaissance explorer with a film director's lens." - Publishers Weekly
"The funniest book I've read this year." - The Independent (UK)
"A funny and believable travelogue." - London Times
"An engaging, evocative book." - Mail on Sunday
"A hugely enjoyable book, heartfelt, self-aware and very funny ...an intelligent exploration of what it means to be Irish." - Kilkenny People
"McCarthy is a worthy addition to the ranks of P.J. O'Rourke, Bill Bryson and Peter Mayle." - Publishers Weekly
"Hilarious, sentimental, surprising and revealing." - Dallas Morning News
"Fans of Bill Bryson will enjoy reading McCarthy's droll narrative of his rediscovery of his family's roots in Ireland."- - Library Journal
"Unfailingly sharp, good-humored and offbeat: sure to please Celtophiles of every greenish hue." - Kirkus Reviews
"With self-deprecating wit and a sly sense of the absurd, [McCarthy] makes even the most mundane experience entertaining." - Booklist
"A volume [that] cannot fail to impress even the most world-weary traveller." - Books Magazine
"A travelogue that's as hilariously gratifying as it is entertaining." - Entertainment Weekly