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Hello Workawayer, thank you for visiting my host profile, we are located in the midlands of IRELAND, just outside the towns of Kinnegad (2Km,) and Mullingar (20km) in Co. Westmeath.
We are 40 mins from Dublin city by car and 50 mins from Dublin Airport. 1.5hrs from Galway & 1.5hrs Sligo. There is a very good bus service serving the the town of Kinnegad from all areas of the country, including Dublin Airport.
We have a large country house on 0.6 hectacres of landscaped gardens & vegetable gardens ( Please note: IT IS NOT A FARM, WE DO NOT KEEP ANIMALS). I am growing our own vegetables and some fruits which we are expanding. We have a few bee hives for own honey and I want to establish a chicken run for own eggs. I need help with maintaining and running the house inside & outside, the gardens & grounds, the hedges and vegetable areas throughout the year.
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PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE FROM A COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF EUROPE YOU WILL NEED A WORK PERMIT VISA TO COME TO IRELAND AS A WORKAWAYER.
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IDEALLY I'M LOOKING FOR MALE HELPERS WHO WISH TO STAY A MINIMUM OF 1 MONTH AND UP TO 3 - 6 MONTHS.
I'M LOOKING FOR HELPERS from now through all 2024. Please have a face picture on your profile.
I am interested in hosting ALL nationalities, especially European citizens like Spanish, Italian, German, Czech & French etc. Please note we cannot accommodate couples.
I CAN ONLY HOST SINGLE MALE HELPERS (Due to accommodation arrangements) WITH SKILLS AND INTEREST IN FITNESS, WELLBEING and HEALTHY LIFESTYLES and CATERING Skills as we like to cook and eat healthy. We have a number of bicycles here and like to go for long bike rides, do some running & walks around the area. We also have a small outdoor gym & boxing training area. I also have Hi-speed internet access and sometimes we play a bit of chess.
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I currently have a project, extending the lawns and fruit and vegetables area into a new field we just purchased in Jan. '24. We want to build a small Pergola, Gazebo and Dining areas in the gardens. So, we have lots of little tasks and projects to progress which we need basic manual help with.
I am a separated father of 3 sons, all are adults now and living and working independently.
I also have some rooms which I rent on a medium/long-term basis to local workers. If I am away sometimes you will be required to do house sitting at home for a few days and keep everything maintained inside and outside.
2024 will be my 9th year hosting helpers and it is going great, we have hosted over 160 helpers to date. We have had some wonderful volunteers and great experiences with them over the years.
I'm looking forward to hosting again throughout 2024.
Hoping to hear from you.
KevinF -Kinnegad - Ireland.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
SprachpraxisHilfe bei ÖkoprojektenUnterrichtenGartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenZubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die FamilieHausarbeitenHandwerkliche ArbeitenHilfe mit Computer /InternetKultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
I am very flexible here and feel it is important that Helpers travel and experience the culture of Ireland and all its scenery and beauty. I always encourage helpers to take some days away from here, to travel and visit as many places, attractions and areas of Ireland as possible. I can advise on all the locations around Ireland as I used to work as a National Tours Driver & Guide.
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I provide accommodation, basic foods & board with some transport etc. to suitable helpers who can help with the house, gardens and minor projects. We are very flexible but you will usually do an average of 5 hours daily for 5 days per week (9am to 4pm including lunch & breaks). Ideally , individual helpers with experience in housekeeping, gardening, landscaping, handyman and DIY building projects are most suited here.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Irish: FließendUnterkunft
One room, sometimes sharing with other helpers. ( we only host male helpers due to accommodation arrangements) Occasionally there are more than 2 helpers here at the same time.
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I will encourage you to make yourself at home here and cook with everyone to experience your foods and customs etc. I want you to especially enjoy your experience here and improve your 'English' language as much as possible while here. The main reason helpers come to Ireland on workaway programs is to improve their english language. Therefore I prefer and always try to have single helpers from different countries where the only common language HERE is English, as much as possible. That way you are guaranteed to improve your english!! For this reason also, I do not to accept couples.
We welcome & respect ALL races, religions, cultures, characters, sexual genders and orientations here. We believe the world is a far better and more interesting place with a rich diversity of people & personalities.Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have a very good internet connection with plenty of space if you need a work area etc.
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
As the gardens are over half a hectare space is never a challenge.
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Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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He is always willing to participate, chat and interact with everybody. He completes his tasks fully and without delay etc.
I can recommend Piotr to any future host or employer as an excellent individual, good time keeper and… read more
Tasks was not difficult, something like sweeping, weeding, cut grass, clean house; if you have two arms, two legs and half brain you handle to with this.
The Kevin… read more
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He is always willing to participate, chat and interact with everybody. He completes his tasks fully and without delay etc.
I can recommend Piotr to any future host or employer as an excellent individual, good time keeper and… read more
Tasks was not difficult, something like sweeping, weeding, cut grass, clean house; if you have two arms, two legs and half brain you handle to with this.
The Kevin… read more
- How to correctly pour a Guinness
- What the best mash potatoes taste like
- A proper Irish sense of humor (there is nothing but great crack).
The work is good, the meals hearty and the company even better.… read more
There was always something to engage in, with a significant focus on gardening, alongside… read more
Kevin hosts few Irish people who are in Welfare Payment, with whom make a lot of conversation as well as have lunch and dinner with them, which is interesting if you want to improve your English speaking.
His house is countryside, so you won't be able to travel or go out during the… read more
i have been in Kevin's house for about one month, from the 10th november to the 7th december.
Overall my experience has been nice, i can say that i am enough satisfried to have passed some of my time in Ireland there.
specifically has been nice because in the Kevin's house live many other people (obviuosly depends when you go… read more
Kevin immediately put me at ease with his cooking skills and his straight talk. I was very happy to listen to his funny and special stories! Don't hesitate, he has a good bag of jokes and stories.
The place is typical of… read more
I'm feel lucky because he made my stay so much easier since I arrived. By the way, he picked me up in the airport!
At 2 days or 3 since I arrived to his house, he took me to a friend's house to get a job, so I was with his friend living and working since this… read more
I breathed in the real Irish air and felt immediately integrated, thanks to Kevin's fantastic welcome.
The place represents the true wild side of Ireland and the house with a big garden is a perfect combination for those who love nature and creativity.
The work is varied, we… read more
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This place is perfect for staying in peace and its good spot to relax and you can do gym exercises.
I can recommend this place for those who seeking a reliable host.
I have no hesitation in… read more
First day he picked me up from the bus station in Kinnegad and went to the house and showed me around.
We started a chicken house, cut the hedge, lots of weeding, cleaning, and maintain the area cleaned.
I really enjoyed every minute of the… read more
He also created and cooked some delicious meals for everybody in the house. He is very keen to become fluent in speaking english… read more
The day of my arrival, he went to pick me up at the airport and then prepared a delicious dinner.
We met at 8:30 for breakfast and then to work: Gardening, Greenhouse, Cleaning ... every day was a different job so it was always quite easy and… read more
Daniel is a real young gentleman who mixed in with everyone and everything. He took charge of some projects and ensured the jobs were completed fully. His experience in dealing with people is very obvious, he is calm and confident
and a very… read more
I was looking for my first Workaway experience when I saw that Kevin needed someone immediately. Few days later he received me in Kinnegad's bus stop.
Although I was familiar with farm jobs, the tasks were suitable for any young person (don't rest in your laurels, it has to be a fair exchange!).
I enjoyed Kevin's food,… read more
Kevin is a welcoming irish man with a great humour and hosting experience. He'll ask you to work 5 hours per day (Monday to Friday). During my stay I weeded, mowed the lown, clean the house, and so on. In return Kevin will provide you a confortable accomodation and good food.
During weekends you can easily travel to Ireland by… read more
The experience was excellent. Kevin is a great host. He was a tour guide before the pandemic therefore he knows everything about the country and encourages you to travel around it. He also gives you… read more
The food was excellent I gained 10 kilos the work required is not difficult and interesting it made me want to garden
What was good is that it takes several workaways which allows you to… read more
The home is warm and friendly and the grounds beautiful, there is plenty of interesting and engaging projects to do and the hours are perfect, good location with local town (kinnegad) easy to get to and easy for transportation to Dublin… read more
The first day I felt like I was at home, I coincided with the arrival of another workawayer and he prepared an excellent dinner for us, the… read more
-About work: The work is quite easy and the timetable is fair. You work from 10am to 4pm with a break of 1 hour in the middle. The jobs are 90% gardening: cleaning the garden, mowing, repair the fence, cleaning the greenhouse, or the patch, and prepare it for… read more
I learned a lot of gardening, I trained in his gym every day, and used his bikes to tour the city. He was always very nice to me.
I learned how to cook some recipes… read more
I came to Kevin's place in October 2019 and stayed for about 2 months. And I returned in January 2020 and stayed for another month and I'm looking forward to going back in future.
Generally,… read more
Always looking for something to do he completed a few good projects here and helped a lot both inside and outside the house. He is very polite and makes conversation with everyone. I can happily recommend Riccardo to any host. Thanks… read more
The best thing has been to be able to enjoy the company of other people from other countries and know a lot places arround Ireland, this was fabulous.
All the best Kevin, I hope to meet at… read more
Damiano
During free time you can use a bike and explore the country. Mr Kevin is available if you need help and is very generous. I wish him all the best… read more
I can highly recommend this workaway!
We had good experiences together, in our free time, sometimes we played the guitar and we sang. We used to play Chess and talked about our adventures.
The work was very good and I never had any problem. He always helped me.
Kevin have a lot of… read more
I was very sad to leave Kevin's place From the start he was extremely helpful and it was easy to see he was going to be a brilliant host.
With a wide knowledge of Ireland and very good at telling stories, plus being very good with instructions and encouraging with the work we did, I couldn't recommend Kevin… read more
Thank you very much for everything.
I've started that I know nothing of english language. He said “ you go off when you will speak english” and that it was.
Not heavy work, 20-25 hours per week. In the free time I practiced with the piano( or guitar; there are one piano and two guitars in this house) and went to run or by bike in the quite… read more
During his stay we had one big project which was cutting a major hedge in half, Hugo was the man who tackled this every day, with 2 other volunteers, and they completed the project within a week. He is a very good team player,… read more
We enjoyed his… read more
He is an excellent cook in the kitchen and made some great meals for all the group when here, his Shakshuka is to die for and everybody really enjoyed… read more
The work was as described on their page and doing it felt good and with no unnecessary pressure. Working for these hosts is based on mutual understanding, respect, fairness and honesty- which is, to my opinion, exactly the right attitude for Workaway!
Other then that, Kevin and Angela both… read more
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Kevin & Angela
It was a beautifull time and a wonderfull start for our Northern Irland trip.
Kevin is the man in the house and has the command over the garden and every project.
He has a project for everybody and work will never end.
Angela is the best cooker we have ever seen.
She loves to… read more
We now have lots of plants, vegetables and flowers growing this year… read more
Kevin is a brilliant person, full of ideas, always looking for improve and renovate his own garden and tunnel. He manage and schedule the days very well with lots of tasks and projects, so don’t be afraid Helpers, it’s impossibile to get bored.
Usually the day start at 10 o’clock, with basic… read more
Thanks for all!
Fran
Thanks for all your help… read more
Kevin and Angela are really good and kind people.
Kinnegad is not a big city but there are several bus that allow you to go to Dublin, Galway, wherever you want.
Flynn's house is a little bit far from Kinnegad but Kevin usually drives you to the bus stop during your 2 days off to visit Ireland.
I… read more
This was my first workaway and I didn't speak English well, but Kevin and Angela treated me like family and they help me to improve my English.
The house is outside Kinnegad, but Kevin helped me to arrive there. The house is in a quiet and nice place and your bedroom will be very comfortable.
Kevin… read more
The house is just 20 minutes by walk from Kinnegad (10 if you go running or cycling as I did) and there is a bus which goes to… read more