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[[Hitchhiking]] is the easiest and fastest way to travel in the countryside and in the less inhabited regions where public transportation such as [[train]] or [[bus]] is not available or it is not as frequent as a traveler might expect (one or two buses per day). You can easily get multiple lifts from one village to another for really short distances, and people are very welcoming. You can get a lift virtually anywhere, even on the smallest roads.
Most people are very happy to see backpackers hitchhiking. Even if they don't pick you up, many will motivate you by waving, honking, showing thumbs up, and so on. Drivers are very communicative here!
Long distance travelling traveling can be a little slow, but the country isn't big. It's possible to get from one coast to the other in one day, as long as you stick to the national (N) roads. These roads connect any city cities or bigger towns in the country. Usually they lead directly into the town centers, so all the long-distance-traffic has to pass use them. This makes it very easy to hitch a ride at the end of a town. Some bigger towns have bypasses which make it more difficult, but it's usually possible to hitch a ride to the bypass.
Some national roads have a dual carriageway, so they are similar to [[motorways]], except that it is [[law|allowed]] to stand on the side of the road – perfect for you. Don't bother too much about good places for cars to pull over. Irish people don't mind stopping for you in the middle of a road.
