“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

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