Woodland establishment and wewilding on the Wild Atlantic Way, County Mayo, Ireland

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  Beschreibung

  Our project began 10 years ago with a ruined, uninhabitable Irish vernacular cottage on 6 Hectares in the Mayo mountains. The Native Deciduous woodland is for carbon-sequestration and wild-life habitat and the nuts, fruits, wildflowers harvests for food and herbal medicines.
  
  If you WorkAway here this Sprig 2026 you would assist in planting out another 250 small trees on the mountain. Spring tasks also include distributing lime on the land, bramble control, repairing dry stone walls damaged by recent storms. The long track up to the property requires maintenance and repair . Pushing wheel-barrows of earth up a 30 degree slope in bracing fresh mountain air beats working-out in a gym !You might contribute to rebuilding and making replacement doors for stone outbuildings to create additional bed-space and workshop. To mainten the old cottage the exterior must be lime-washed annually. You would help to repair the cottage's old oak half-door. You would participate in house-cleaning and meal preparation.
  
  The project is remote but frequent local bus services run along the coast road 1 Km walk down the mountain.
  
  There are hiking and biking trails nearby on The Great Western Greenway and bike-hire available in Louisburgh and Newport.
  
  Mayo is rich in World Heritage sites, all accessible by bike along the Greenway or bus and the scenery along the Wild Atlantic Way is spectacular.
  
  Westport and Ballina have noted traditional music and arts festivals.
  
  We "repair, re-use, reduce" and eschew environmentally-damaging activities and consumption.
  
  We are older adults and appreciate tutoring and advice on computers/Iphones/internet-stuff! We enjoy meeting new people and sharing our work and our days, and learning about their 'back-home' lives.
  
  If you thirst for a tranquil, task-focussed environment with the gratification of "a job well done" this project would suit you. If you are not "in a rush" and genuinely open to engaging with the land and learning by doing, you would fit in here.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Seniorenbetreuung

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Trampen

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Wassersport

  

  Natur

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Technik

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Kultur

  

  Fotografie

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Zeichnen & Malen

  

  Tischlerarbeiten

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Kunst & Design

  

  Gebirge

  

  Wandern
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Mayo is famous for its live Celtic folk music in local pubs and art-centres There are fairs and festivals all within easy commute by bus, rail or bike/Uber.
  
  Attractions throughout the year include a celebration week of Mayo's Dark Sky Park (November), an annual Salmon Festival in Ballina (July), an International 4-Day Walking Festival in Castlebar (June). The Heinrich Boll Festival is held annually on nearby Achill Island in early May, The Westival Festival in Westport.
  
  Mayo is strong on craft and art exhibitions and workshops, especially traditional crafts of spinning, weaving and dyeing.

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  Arbeit

  We welcome volunteers with commitment to "reduce, reuse, renew" in daily life to minimise environmental damage. You would help with our sensitive management of a small-holding including household tidying and meal-preparation. All tasks are clearly explained along the way and activities done together with Host.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Italienisch: Grundkenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  To be comfortable here you would need to have Intermediate Level English. Marie understands/speaks "an teanga beo" (the soft tongue - Irish) and would like to speak it more. Paul studied Russian as a young man and remembers a little. We both 'get the gist of' French and German without formal schooling in either language.
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  Unterkunft

  Your own bedroom in small Irish cottage with comfortable clean single x 2 or 1 double bed. Access to shower, bathroom, washing machine. Meals x 3 daily Monday to Friday.
  
  Weekends are your "Personal Time" to explore County Mayo, the Wild Atlantic Way (surfing, off-shore island visits etc) individual or organized hill-hikes. Whenever possible we offer visiting WorkAwayers lifts to help them towards their chosen cultural or recreational destination.
  
  We relish private time at the weekends. There are no formal "sit-down dinners" on Saturday or Sunday. However we happily provide sandwiches and flasks of soup/tea/coffee for hiking, walking or explorations around the County and Coastline. Our interests include birdwatching and Tai Chi and those usually fill the weekends. Visiting helpers are welcome to participate.

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  Was noch ...

  There are local buses, bike-hire shops and taxis locally. We offer lifts to local towns each week - Castlebar, Ballina and Westport - for shopping and cultural events.
  
  Coaches from Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport and Knock International Airport are close by. When/if we are available we pick up WorkAwayers from local coach-stops by arrangement.

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