 On December 17 , Guevara left New York for Paris , France , and from there embarked on a three @-@ month world tour that included visits to the People 's Republic of China , North Korea , the United Arab Republic , Algeria , Ghana , Guinea , Mali , Dahomey , Congo @-@ Brazzaville and Tanzania , with stops in Ireland and Prague . While in Ireland , Guevara embraced his own Irish heritage , celebrating Saint Patrick 's Day in Limerick city . He wrote to his father on this visit , humorously stating " I am in this green Ireland of your ancestors . When they found out , the television [ station ] came to ask me about the Lynch genealogy , but in case they were horse thieves or something like that , I didn 't say much . " 
