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We live 3 miles from Castledermot co. Kildare on a tillage farm in a house that was built by our family in 1775. It was originally a mill house so we still have the mill race for swimming. We have the usual gambit of hens, peacocks and two pigs hopefully lots more when Brunhilde gives birth in May.The garden around the house needs a lots of trimming down and replanting.
We also need help in the house with painting.Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningDIY and building projectsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
This house is a heritage house that has been in the same family since it was first built in 1776. So there are many layers of family history. Workawayers benefit from thee fact that it is a working farm, that we have a great vegetable garden and that I work as a sculptor as well as running this house. They would also realise that we are interested in culture, music the arts and above all conversation.
Help
Help also welcome in the vegetable garden, also thinning saplings. Ability to use a small chain saw would be great and it would be an advantage if you could use a strimmer BUT its not a must.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Beginner
French: BeginnerAccommodation
We would have the volunteer/s stay with us in the house and live with us as a family. there is one double room and a single room
What else ...
We are really accessible to Dublin , Kilkenny, Waterford as there are plenty of trains and bus services. There are plenty of places to walk and we are very happy to drop people into the nearby town of Carlow.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
there is loads of space to park as we are a farm.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We loved having him to stay and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him .
Catherine
It is a wonderful place to be. The house is amazing, people and conversation are great and the food is delicious. In this house, you are a real member of the family.
I have manly worked outside in the garden.
Before coming you have to know that the area is isolated but during my… read more
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We loved having him to stay and wouldn't hesitate to recommend him .
Catherine
It is a wonderful place to be. The house is amazing, people and conversation are great and the food is delicious. In this house, you are a real member of the family.
I have manly worked outside in the garden.
Before coming you have to know that the area is isolated but during my… read more
The hospitality was very warm and you could feel how welcome you were in the family.
The numerous conversations about all kinds of things such as technology, art, politics and life wisdom were very interesting. Catherine is a very good cook and I was well looked after with a… read more
Robin and Catherine are the perfect host, warm, interesting, funny. I felt at home since my arrival. Millbrook is a gorgeous place perfect if you like nature, the house is amazing. Is a very quiet place and I have enjoyed all the outdoor work and any task and hope I have… read more
If we could give you more than 5 stars, we definitely would!! We´ve stayed 3 weeks at Catherine´s and Robin´s house and and it was truely amazing! Catherine and Robin are such lovely and warm hearted people, always taking care of us, taking us to the circus, pub and a party. Catherine is such a great cook! We really… read more
I am immensely glad about the treatment that I had in the house.
Catherine is a wonderful person who has a lot of energy, you will really look her as a mother. Robin was one of the people… read more
A small bad, jealous part of Ola wants to lie and write how terrible it… read more
They made sure that we always had what we needed and that we were well informed… read more
We will have only good memories from this experience and we will always remember the Greenes as the example of the family you always would… read more
We would recommend him in any sort of situation
I love the stay with the Greene's
I stayed there for two weeks and i gonna come back soon!!
You will be part of the family and will be treated as it. You will be free to eat and drink what you want. Relax job without pressure
Nice dogs and cats
Lovely place. I recommend it to everybody
Very funny couple haha
See… read more
We spent a month there and we were treated as if we were two more daughters of the family. The house was always full of people: friends of the family, neighbours... We never had time to get bored and we were always learning new and… read more
While living there you are a part of this so wonderful lovely and crazy family. There is no other way to describe it.… read more
We loved having you and you were quite special Italians.
You must promise to visit us when you come to Ireland again and we will send you to sligo...
We miss you still....
Catherine is an amazing cook, she always cook different and very healtly food, and Robin is a very intresting and pleasant farmer, he has an awesome knowledge… read more
Catherine and Robin are just the perfect hosts, they will take care of you like you where a member of their family...I really felt like home!
But you'll find wormth and kindness not only from Catherine and Robin but also from their sons and daughters, thay… read more
The work is diverse and enjoyable… read more
Everybody you do WA… read more
That time was my first workaway, so I was nervous.
However this family is so kind and great !
Work is picking fruits , cleaning windows and painting the walls.
It was fantastic work .
I also worked with canadian couple,
we could have good conversation.
I had a great time there.
I am… read more