# ID this Anglo-Irish writer and TV presenter

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 21, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-anglo-irish-writer-and-tv-presenter/763520 "2016-08-21T17:56:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-anglo-irish-writer-and-tv-presenter/763520/1 "2016-08-21T17:56:32Z")

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A few years ago I read a very funny book by a guy who was half-Brit half-Mick. Here’s what I remember about him:

a) The book was an account of his travels through Ireland. On the trip he visited a lot of pubs and also Chinese restaurants where he’d always order Singapore noodles.

b) During the trip he participated in a pilgrimage to a shrine.

c) He was raised and educated in the UK but spent his summers on a farm in Eire owned by his mother’s brother.

d) The book jacket mentioned that he had presented TV shows in the UK.

e) The book was published maybe 15 - 20 years ago.

Does this ring a bell with anyone? I’d like to read the book again and read any others he’s written.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-anglo-irish-writer-and-tv-presenter/763520/2 "2016-08-21T18:02:48Z")

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MCCARTHY’S BAR, by Pete McCarthy.

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**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-anglo-irish-writer-and-tv-presenter/763520/3 "2016-08-21T18:06:42Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> MCCARTHY’S BAR, by Pete McCarthy.

My goodness, **TOWP** , that’s right! And in record time. Wow!

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**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-anglo-irish-writer-and-tv-presenter/763520/4 "2016-08-21T18:21:23Z")

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Sorry, **TOWP** , I was so impressed with your speed and knowledge that I forgot my manners. _Thank you!_🙂

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**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-anglo-irish-writer-and-tv-presenter/763520/5 "2016-08-21T18:41:36Z")

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Oh no … I just googled Pete McCarthy and he’s dead. ☹