Keep a copy of Bord Fáilte's B&B catalogue close to hand at all times - you will be amazed at the out-of-the-way locations some of Ireland's nicest guesthouses can be found in, so even if you appear to have been marooned in some desert landscape of lunar appearance in the wilds of deepest Clare, all might still not be lost!Īnd most importantly, if you insist (I wouldn't recommend it) on trying to criss-cross the country in your travels, then please develop an appreciation, if not a love, for middle-aged Irish men of farming stock singing clichéd American Country and Western ditties with nasal twangs. Try to avoid the temptation to accept a lift to some well known, but remote, beauty spot (especially towards the close of daylight). Do your homework beforehand - find out what routes link two towns of middling size (not cities) and work out an itinerary around them. That aside however, the easiest places I found to get around hitching were to the west of the country. Your proposed route is strange to read - it sounds like you think Dublin is on the west coast. of Navan was no place to start hitching because everyone here was either shopping or going to the bank. The cheeriest drivers who offer you lift will inevitably be the dullest to listen to. FROM: ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE by Tony Hawks. No matter what direction you choose to go in, you will always find that most traffic is going the opposite way. The more desperately you need a lift the less likely you will get one.
The rules of hitchhiking are Zennish, but apply equally in Ireland as elsewhere.
I spent most of my formative years with an extended thumb on Ireland's highways.
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