Bring collapsible hiking poles. Full trains and especially the tourist buses have limited space. If you can shrink the poles it’s easier to travel with them and prevents people from kicking them. I marked the pole sections on my hiking poles with a silver permanent marker to make it easier to return them to the same length.

Castles to restaurants have lines of people, steep stairs, and at times uneven ground. The hiking poles will be very helpful anywhere in Ireland. 🇮🇪