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Host rating
85 %
Last replied
14 Jun 2023
Feedback
20
Email verified
Badges (2)
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Description
We have between 7 and 8 acres. We have 2 horses, cats and a hamster at present. We like to plant trees. I work at collecting and recycling cans covering a large area(mostly west of ireland). we like to grow a garden,organic.
In the spring time we do a walk in a different part of ireland each year. we camp and cook on an open fire as we go along. we travel light and our motive is to call to see the kids in schools to give trees and raise awareness of the importance ot trees in our world. It is called the tree walk and has happened since 1996.
We live in a quiet country area, not too far from the river and lough ree (cycling distance).
I live with my 2 children sionna and fionn who are here a few days a week.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Eco Projects
Help around the house
Projects involving children
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Help
Garden, general things around the house land, helping with the recycling work, cooking cleaning, variety. Cutting and chopping wood. Repairing poly tunnel. Painting.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Irish: Fluent
Accommodation
Spare room in the house
What else ...
There is a lake and river shannon close by
it is quiet and peaceful here in the middle of the bog.
I know Ireland inside out from walking and travelling which may help people find places around the country.
Use of the horse if person has experience/ability.
traditional music in pub up the road.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5
Host ref number: 665362442816
Feedback (11)
12 Sep 2023
Left by Workawayer (Quentin & Noëllie) for host
We spent 1 week and it's a real experience to be in the John's House.
His house is in the countryside, a quiet place with some animals and forest. John has an ecological lifestyle : he have a beautiful rainwater circuit and dry toilet. He also built a great sauna that we could use !
We slept on two palets with a thin mattress. And the place was… read more
His house is in the countryside, a quiet place with some animals and forest. John has an ecological lifestyle : he have a beautiful rainwater circuit and dry toilet. He also built a great sauna that we could use !
We slept on two palets with a thin mattress. And the place was… read more
27 Oct 2017
Left by Workawayer (Barbara & Florian) for host
First thank you John for this month with your family. You are our first workaway experience, and this month gave us more desire to continue our adventure in Ireland. We were pleased to share with you the passion for art, music, movies and shows ! Your horse Tuar Ceatha is beautiful, he needs a lot of attention so I hope he will find a new friend… read more
18 Oct 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Katerina)
It was a pleasure to have Kate and Eve stay with us.From the moment they arrived they were easy to get along with. They are so friendly and good fun to hang out with.
They were enthuasiastic with the work.
They fitted into our lives for the time they were here and we will have fond memories of their stay.
They helped out in a number of ways… read more
They were enthuasiastic with the work.
They fitted into our lives for the time they were here and we will have fond memories of their stay.
They helped out in a number of ways… read more
(Excellent
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4 Oct 2016
Left by Workawayer (Katerina) for host
We spent almost two weeks with John and his little family and we have to say, that it was our best choice. John is kind, open-hearted, honest and pure person with amazing life style - he lives in touch with nature and his life philosophy is to help others, have respect for traditions, be in harmony with nature, plant trees and recycling.
Our… read more
Our… read more
Feedback
12 Sep 2023
Left by Workawayer (Quentin & Noëllie) for host
We spent 1 week and it's a real experience to be in the John's House.
His house is in the countryside, a quiet place with some animals and forest. John has an ecological lifestyle : he have a beautiful rainwater circuit and dry toilet. He also built a great sauna that we could use !
We slept on two palets with a thin mattress. And the place was… read more
His house is in the countryside, a quiet place with some animals and forest. John has an ecological lifestyle : he have a beautiful rainwater circuit and dry toilet. He also built a great sauna that we could use !
We slept on two palets with a thin mattress. And the place was… read more
27 Oct 2017
Left by Workawayer (Barbara & Florian) for host
First thank you John for this month with your family. You are our first workaway experience, and this month gave us more desire to continue our adventure in Ireland. We were pleased to share with you the passion for art, music, movies and shows ! Your horse Tuar Ceatha is beautiful, he needs a lot of attention so I hope he will find a new friend… read more
18 Oct 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Katerina)
It was a pleasure to have Kate and Eve stay with us.From the moment they arrived they were easy to get along with. They are so friendly and good fun to hang out with.
They were enthuasiastic with the work.
They fitted into our lives for the time they were here and we will have fond memories of their stay.
They helped out in a number of ways… read more
They were enthuasiastic with the work.
They fitted into our lives for the time they were here and we will have fond memories of their stay.
They helped out in a number of ways… read more
(Excellent
)
4 Oct 2016
Left by Workawayer (Katerina) for host
We spent almost two weeks with John and his little family and we have to say, that it was our best choice. John is kind, open-hearted, honest and pure person with amazing life style - he lives in touch with nature and his life philosophy is to help others, have respect for traditions, be in harmony with nature, plant trees and recycling.
Our… read more
Our… read more
6 Feb 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Raphaël)
(Very good
)
5 Feb 2016
Left by Workawayer (Raphaël) for host
I spent one week with John. You immediately feel that you can trust him, he's a good and very caring person, with a high environmental awareness ! His two children are lovely.
The most of the job was to help him with the cans, to carry and chop wood and to plant trees. The trips in the truck are a good way to see the region. He's always… read more
The most of the job was to help him with the cans, to carry and chop wood and to plant trees. The trips in the truck are a good way to see the region. He's always… read more
5 Feb 2016
Left by Workawayer (Beatrice) for host
I spent two weeks with John and his little family and it was a really good time. It was my second workaway experience and I must say: It was great! I had the chance to meet so much new people on the gattering, to eat good food, learn about his ecofriendly lifestyle and to improve my English.
John is a very nice, friendly and funny man and Sionna… read more
John is a very nice, friendly and funny man and Sionna… read more
3 Feb 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Beatrice)
Bea is a lovely pleasant woman who is easy to have in your home. She absolutely loves animals especially horses. She got on well with the children. We enjoyed having her here with us and she would be welcome to return again. We wish her well.
(Excellent
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4 Feb 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Jorge)
It was a pleasure to have Jorge stay with us. He is excellent with horses. We have some lovely memories of him on the horses and also getting Fionn on small horse. The children loved him. He was very easy to live with. Independent. Decent.
Thank you for staying with us. Hopefully we will meet again.
Thank you for staying with us. Hopefully we will meet again.
(Excellent
)
26 Jan 2016
Left by Workawayer (Jorge) for host
I stayd there for trhee weeks last summer and I had a good time.
Jhon is a good man and children are awesome, when I didn't understand something the girl drew it for me.
Their horses are very relaxed and they learn quickly.
It is a good house to stay and they are good hosts with a realy ecologic life
Jhon is a good man and children are awesome, when I didn't understand something the girl drew it for me.
Their horses are very relaxed and they learn quickly.
It is a good house to stay and they are good hosts with a realy ecologic life
23 Jul 2015
Left by host for Workawayer (Lucie & Barbora)
We loved having her she was easy going and eager to help . Lucie was very kind and always played games with us when we were bored or on our tablets for she did not like to see us on them . She did a number of jobs witch helped us along the way . Lucie is quite independent so she would fit in anywhere.We showed her traditional Irish dinners and… read more
(Excellent
)
16 Jul 2015
Left by Workawayer (Lucie & Barbora) for host
I spent two weeks with John and his lovely children and had awesome time with them. It was my first workaway experience and couldn't be better. John, his family and friends are fantastic people, very friendly and nice. I saw a lot of interesting places thanks to John's job and was amazed with his ecofriendly lifestyle. I taught something new every… read more
7 Oct 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Anne-Laure)
Anne Laure is a lovely person who is eager to help out. She is a pleasure to have around our house. She cooked us some beautiful crepes french style.We enjoyed having her here with us.We are happy she came to stay and we wish her the very best in her work experience. We are glad she got to use her horse gear here while riding the horses with my… read more
(Very good
)
20 Sep 2014
Left by Workawayer (Anne-Laure) for host
I spent a week with John in July and it was a great experience. He's a very nice, welcoming, and generous person and his family and friends are really friendly. I was happy to be able to help a little in his work for a week. Despite my not-so-good English, John took the time to repeat and explain to me each time I didn't understand.
His house is… read more
His house is… read more
3 Aug 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Katie)
Katie and Sara were great workaways. They were the first time we had two people as workaways and it worked fine. We all fitted into our vehicle comfortably.
The children loved them and made up songs and played a number of games. They were very good at drawing which the kids also love.
they took turns helping with the can recycling collection… read more
The children loved them and made up songs and played a number of games. They were very good at drawing which the kids also love.
they took turns helping with the can recycling collection… read more
(Excellent
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28 Jul 2014
Left by Workawayer (Katie) for host
John is a very kind, caring man with fantastic kids. My friend and I stayed with them for about a week, and had a wonderful first workaway experience. John was incredibly welcoming, and really treated us like family. He never asked that much of us in regards to work, but rather expected us to help out wherever we could - with cooking (although not… read more
3 Aug 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Audrey)
Audrey was very eager to help.She was interested in the work and had always wanted to do this type of thing(recycling). She also helped around the house. Her English was very good and she learned a bit more while she was here.She played with the children and took some lovely photos of them.
She is easy to get on with and friendly. She adapted… read more
She is easy to get on with and friendly. She adapted… read more
(Very good
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22 Jul 2014
Left by Workawayer (Audrey) for host
I'd just like to say that John is a great and funny man! He kindly and quickly responded to me and made my first workaway experience come true. I spent one week in his house with his lovely family and it was really enjoyable. As I'm not fluent in english, I was always repeating out loud words and expressions John was saying, to remember them. I… read more
16 Apr 2014
Left by host for Workawayer (Megan)
Megan was are first workaway .She was so easy to get along with. She was kind and grateful.She fitted in with ease to our house and helped out so much.It was like a breath of fresh air having her around. The children took to her immediately and enjoyed her company so much that they miss her now that she is gone.
She lightened up our lives while… read more
She lightened up our lives while… read more
(Excellent
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4 Apr 2014
Left by Workawayer (Megan) for host
I stayed with John for a week for my first work away experience and could not have asked for more! John and his family were so good to me. I learned so much about the Irish culture and history in my time here. Riding along as ‘the Can Man’ collected cans throughout Ireland was an excellent way to see the countryside.
John is such a kind man and I… read more
John is such a kind man and I… read more
