'Catters may be interested in a book by Colin Irwin entitled "In Search of the Craic" subtitled "One Man's Pub Crawl through Irish Music." Described and I quote, "In Search of the Craic is an anecdotal account of a glorified pub crawl through Ireland." Irwin describes his experiences of some 25 years visiting Ireland as a music writer and a tourist.
He has some great stories to tell of his visits with some of the giants of the Irish music scene as well as his time spent in dozens of pubs. Well worth a read although take some of his descriptions with a pinch of salt. In addition there are some great pictures.
ISBN = 0 233 00004 6