Maddie, I'd second Goldfinch's suggestion of car boot sales for tools. My town's market has a "flea market" once a week & there are often good gardening tools to be had; if the first owner hasn't managed to bend or break them, you can be reasonably sure they'll be strong.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Maddie, I'd second Goldfinch's suggestion of car boot sales for tools. My town's market has a "flea market" once a week & there are often good gardening tools to be had; if the first owner hasn't managed to bend or break them, you can be reasonably sure they'll be strong.