Just googling I saw the Clark's Wave Trek recommended on a walking site. Amazon has them in several colors with lots of stars and reviews. I love my leather Clark's.

Update - I looked at the suggestions from terri and may - thanks - but I think I'm going to go with another shoe I located on Zappos. Sugarpine from Ahnu. Altho it is a little chunkier, like the Keen I originally had, I can live with that because it's comfortable right out of the box and has good arch support. I'll try to report back after the trip, to let you know how they actually do perform.

Don't worry TOO much about the rain there. It rained frequently during the month we were in Ireland, but it was always a mistier downpour, rather than the heavy sheets of rain we often get here. My sneakers were just ordinary Keds, and they never got soaked enough to get my feet wet. Have a wonderful trip! We stayed at a B&B with a view of the Cliffs of Moher and had an amazing time in Ireland!

Thanks, amicus. That's what I've heard, too, about the rain. We'll start in Dublin, head south to Kinsale, head up the coast to the Dingle Peninsula and Galway, on to Westport, Portrush and end in Belfast. I just want to be prepared for whatever the weather may do.

I have hard to fit feet and found theLL Bean waterproof hikers to be most comfortable and supportive for me.

Bac, my hiking boots are Ahnu. They are cut higher than the ones you show, but they are very comfortable. Hope your shoes work for you.

I wore a rugged pair of waterproof hikers from L L Bean the first time I went to Ireland. They never left the suitcase. Instead I wore a water resistant pair of Munro shoes everwhere. They were more flexible, lighter and less athletic looking than my hikers. Last fall I went back to Ireland for 2 weeks and wore the same Munro shoes most of the time.

maire - does Munro still make the shoe you have? If so, would be let me know the name of the style? Thanks.

I just bought this pair of Keens at REI for our trip to the Oregon Coast. And, they are waterproof/or water resistant. I'm not planning on walking "in" the water with them (LOL!), but will wear them walking on the beach and while doing some hiking up by Astoria and Cannon Beach. These are a women's size 7 and very comfortable. Nice wide toe box, which I need.

Bac - I just checked Munro's website and I don't see the ones I have. I bought them about 5 years ago so they probably discontinued them. My Irish driver told me to bring waterproof shoes which is why I bought the LLBean hikers. I was traveling in October and spent a lot of time on the west coast which is usually colder, rainier and windier than elsewhere in Ireland.

I have other Munro shoes that I also like for everyday and travel- the Joliet is very comfortable, light, flexible and breathable yet offers good support. I bought them at my local shoe store last November and they sprayed them with the water repellent aerosol and they kept my feet dry on rainy or snowy days around Philly.

Update on the shoes for my Ireland trip

I ended up going with the Sugarpine from Ahnu. They were comfortable right out of the box. I wore them almost everyday for the 14 days we were there and was very happy with the support and the traction throughout the day. I had another pair of trusted travel shoes (Kirei from Naot) to change into for the evening. As amicus mentioned, it never did rain that hard, so, did I really need a waterproof shoe? I don't know, but it was nice to not have to worry. We ended up doing a fair amount of hiking, so it was definitely nice to have the shoes for that, but they were also great for walking on all the cobblestone in the larger citites.

Glad your shoes were comfy for all your walking in Ireland! We went from the west coast, across to Dublin, but would someday like to go back and go north to south...it's such a beautiful country!

Going in June for the first time. Really looking forward to it.

We loved our trip to Ireland. One of our favorite places was Dingle. We started in Dublin and then went south and followed the coast all the way up and over, ending in Belfast. We were on a 14 day Rick Steves tour.

I went to Ireland in 1988 and Dingle was my favorite too! Just magical. I love Rick Steves, watch him almost every day, vicarious travel for me now. And i wear various kinds of Keen shoes to walk my dog and garden every day, and to shop too. I have narrow feet but love the arch support. Keen stopped making my favorite kind so I need to look up some of these on this thread. Thanks. Can you post pics of your trip?

@LynnNM, Am on my 3rd pair of those Keen's (brown, black, red), they are great.

Just FWIW, there's a school of thought adhered to by many people, including me, that it's better to have shoes that are not waterproof but which dry quickly. Waterproof shoes make your feet sweat and keep them wet. I walked for two weeks in the rain in France a couple of years ago in Keen Voyageurs and yes, I was walking in water and mud a lot of the time, but everything dried right back out. So if you like waterproof shoes, that's fine, but if you haven't tried them, don't think they are always the best choice for when you expect to get wet.

I find that my feet get too hot in waterproof shoes. They can’ breathe. I have trail running shoes that have a good tread and rubber that goes up about an inch from the soles. The tops are mostly mesh. I have sloshed through plenty of puddles in them and my feet have never gotten wet except for a hike in a downpour in Scotland.