Join us with our animals and learn about country living in Kilkenny, Ireland

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  Beschreibung

  2027 will be my 6th year hosting workawayers and I enjoyed meeting so many different people and giving them the opportunity to experience rural Ireland
  
  We have a 120 year old farmhouse, around 18km's Kilometres from Kilkenny city and 3km for the village. There is a bus service to Kilkenny from the village each afternoon. Our home is surrounded by farmland, with lots of beautiful walks on our doorstep. Our village is a lovely community with lots going on. I am interested in hosting all nationalities - I love to learn of others cultures and life experiences
  
  Irish is a beautiful language (taithí a dheánnann máistreacht) and our culture is one of Ceol, Teanga, agus Craic… agus Cead míle fáilte
  
  We have finished renovating the farmhouse around 2 years ago and are focusing on the next phase - the outside!
  We will be continuing the work in the garden, extending the lawns into fruit and vegetables area, last year we added 2 polytunnel vegetable planting....
  We had a small woodland/copse area, that due to a severe storm we had to take down around 70 trees, which was such a shame... this will be a big project to tame the wilderness it has become… it will be important to regenerate this area which is around a 1/3 of an acre. ...
  we have lots of tasks and projects to progress, no skills needed, just a willingness to get stuck and and an opportunity to get creative! In recent years we have planted apple tress, hazelnut and walnut trees and Workawayers have also gotten creative, building rockeries, wildflower gardens, bird houses and hedgehog houses....
  
  We have 2 dogs, cats and hens….. Kelly is the newest addition to our big gentle lad .. a rescue that has been with us 2 years now. he is a GSD 4yrs old and was adopted from a shelter, he has a big bark but is a scared dote, once he gets to know you he’s a gentleman. Workawayers have made such a positive impact on him since he’s lived with us.
  Cara (the Irish word for friend) is the black border collie and she is 5years old and full of energy and love, she’ll happily go on a 10km hike with you and look to say is that it at the end 😁
  We have an outdoor farm cats, and 2 other cats that were rescue kittens and now all doing a great job at keeping the mice away!
  We also have hens who are great characters, they are very curious and also like company - fresh eggs every day that taste amazing.
  
  There is No smoking anywhere on the property
  If you like to cook, you would be welcome to cook anything you would like to contribute to the family. The pantry is kept well stocked.
  
  **Please note I cannot accommodate nut allergies or vegan diets** If you have other dietary requirements such as soya/gluten, we do have some products in our pantry and the local town/supermarket that stocks such products is 15km's away.
  
  A bit about me, Susan. I have 2 grown children Holly and Harry - Holly is living and working in Madrid Spain and my son Harry is an outdoor adventure instructor, sailing, kayaking and lots of other sports, and works down in Cork. I work full time, for a technology company and travel up and down a few days a week to Dublin, I enjoy connecting with people and one of the best parts of working for my company is that we have 60+ nationalities working in our Dublin office from all across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
  
  I usually host 2-3 workawayers at a time, which I have found works really well and is fun for everyone - great to have a buddy visiting Kilkenny with!
  I usually ask Workawayers to help in the mornings with afternoons and weekends your own for exploring the local area. Though there may be instances where specific tasks / farm work will need you to be flexible but I always ensure that you get the time back with additional time off.
  We have Netflix and Amazon prime, as well as board games and playing cards.
  Dinner time is always a great opportunity to chat and connect together - I enjoy cooking, but I also enjoy learning new recipes that you want to share! I love baking bread, cakes, scones and savoury dishes. If you would like to try some traditional Irish food I'm very happy to bake and cook those meals for you to try.
  
  I am an animal lover who likes hiking and taking the dogs on long walks, you are of course welcome to join me. I love pottering around with different jobs on our property. I really enjoy tending to our vegetables and flowers that we grow.
  I love meeting people from other countries and cultures and love to share our culture with people and learning new things from our Workawayers about their countries, traditions and lives.
  
  Hoping to hear from you
  
  Susan

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten

  Haus- & Haustiersitting
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Ireland is a country steeped in history and culture. Kilkenny is Ireland’s medieval city, music, literature and as Gaeilge (Irish Language)
  You will have an opportunity to learn about Irish country living, you will have an opportunity to cook some traditional Irish recipes such as Guinness bread,
  on our property we have our own well and filter system as well as a septic tank system and are developing a bee garden, woodland environment and our hens roam free. We have recently been planting fruit & nut trees
  
  Our aim is to build a sustainable eco living and would love for you to play a part in developing this.
  
  In addition you will have the opportunity to speak English every day and also some Irish if you’d like, I love to cook and bake and you can join me learning to cook some traditional Irish meals - I would also love to learn some of your dishes!
  
  We are 15kms to Kilkenny City, 90mins by train to Dublin, 90mins to Cork

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  Arbeit

  Caring for the animals-
  Walking and playing/engaging with our 2 dogs.
  Feeding and fresh water daily for the dogs, cats and hens.
  Collecting the hens eggs daily
  Cleaning hen house once a week
  Depending on what time of year your stay is, garden tasks will be anything from
  weeding, pruning, planting, making raised beds for vegetables, wood splitting, composting, creating areas for hedgehogs birds squirrels
  
  I want you to feel comfortable and at home with us - I will encourage you to cook with everyone as it’s great to experience your foods and customs as well as you experiencing ours.
  I want you to especially enjoy your experience here and improve your spoken English language as much as possible while here. The main reason helpers come to Ireland on Workaway programs is to improve their English language. We will make mealtimes a key part of the day where we all come together - chat, discuss and get to know one another, which all helps develop your spoken English skills... I have basic German - mein Deutsch is nicht sehr gut, but I would love to practice and improve
  
  We also have tons of board games, cards and there is AmazinTV and Netflix also.
  
  ALL races, religions, cultures, characters and orientations are welcome here. The world is a far better and more interesting place with a rich diversity and I am proud of how diverse and inclusive Ireland has become.
  
  We have 2 dogs, Kelly is 4 years old Cara is 5 years old. They are both very friendly once they get to know you and enjoy cuddles and a farm cat who wanders around!
  
  We are quite rural, peaceful surrounds, lovely walks and 3km away is our lovely village

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  4 bedroom farmhouse.
  Own private room with bed linen & towels
  sharing main bathroom with other workawayers
  3 meals a day Mon - Fri
  There is a Workaway snack press always with bread, bagels, cereal and snacks that is available all day/evening.
  On weekends due to workawayers out and about exploring Kilkenny or further afield there are no meals organised. But the kitchen is available for you to prepare your own food

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  Was noch ...

  There is so much to explore and do across Ireland, hiking, sports, theatre, great places to eat and soak the atmosphere
  In our village, we have a thriving Hurling club (Irelands national sport) pubs, churches, squash courts, stunning walks and a bustling community, we are only 15km from Kilkenny city and 90mins from Dublin

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We recently got hi speed broadband in the area which is great. There is a desk and monitor available for use

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  Nala

  

  Vicky

  Vicky is our old lady… she has been with us for about 4 years now. And can be very nervous around new people she is so full of love once she knows you. at nearly 15 years old Vicky tends to do her own thing most days, but she still loves her walks…. Just watch out for her with the hens!!

  

  Cara

  Cara is our border collie who is full Of mischief Turn your back and she’ll be 3 fields away!
  Cara is the Irish word for friend, and she truly lives up to the name… Cara is 5 years old now and the only one of our three dogs that’s not a rescue dog…

  

  Kelly

  Kelly is a Belgium shepherd rescue … he’s roughly 3 yrs old has has been with us just over a year. He came to us terrified and has really built up his confidence… all the workawyers staying since he came to live with us, have made all the difference… he’s still a tad nervous but his playful side is definitely coming out

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