approximately 500 miles along Spain’s Camino de Santiago. McCarthy subsequently wrote about the journey in his 2023 memoir Walking with Sam. The trip gave father and son long stretches of time together while Sam was approaching adulthood. It also combined two important parts of McCarthy’s life: family relationships and transformative travel.
McCarthy married Irish writer and director Dolores Rice in August 2011. They have two children together, Willow and Rowan. Willow has also pursued acting and theater, while Rowan has remained considerably more private. Together with Sam, they make McCarthy
