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Home and garden projects help at our small, family cottage in Munster, Ireland

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Last activity : 15 Sep 2025

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We are a small cottage on 1.5 acre, which has a cabin, lodge, small orchard, little stream, veg tunnel, veg garden, free range chickens, cats and young adults.
We enjoy living respectful of our mother earth and our fellow human beings. we have a happy blend of traditional living and modern life. We welcome people as they are traveling to come and support us as we develop our slice of paradise. we live very close to the town of Nenagh, not far from the Eco Village in Cloughjordan, near the beautiful Silvermines mountains and the lake of Lough Derg where we swim year round. we have a bike you can borrow if you want to see more of the beautiful surrounds. We are happy to meet you and talk of your travels, and the places we have travelled too.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Vegetarian or vegan
Van life
Sustainability
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Movies & TV
LGBTQ
Events & social
Culture
Charity work
Plant care
Performing arts
Music
Gardening
Drawing & painting
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Art & design
Yoga / Wellness
Outdoor activities
Mountain
Nature
Dancing
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have traveled and lived abroad and enjoy supporting our cultural shared learning, the area we live in has the beautiful Silvermines mountains and is near the lakes of the river Shannon, we are involved in our local community and would include all who are with us as part of our community
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
we have lots of small projects we need help with such as painting and decorating the cottage, cooking, tending the vegetables, landscaping some renovation on our cottage. Pearse has lots of traditional building and farming skills that he would love to share and Margo is an holistic therapist, crafter, healer and community worker. We look forward to sharing our home and dream with you.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
you will have a little cosy caravan for your accommodation, which has electricity, bed, tea coffee making facility and camping loo, we share shower facilities in the main house.
What else ...
we live near the town of Nenagh which is on the main bus route for Dublin and Limerick and is in easy reach of other major towns
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We are happy to have people that work and we have a strong internet service, We can discuss the arrangement for work exchange
Space for parking camper vans
plenty parking
Can possibly accept pets
We live on an open space off the main road and have chickens and cats, Your animal would be your responsibility to take care off.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets

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2 Sep 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Sophie & Jonas)

We were delighted to welcome Jonas, Sophie and Kurt into our family for the month of August. They were a happy, positive and helpful family. We really appreciated all the hard work in the garden and cutting up the winter firewood. During the time they stayed with us we were away for 5 days and they looked after the pets, the chickens, the hatching… read more

(Excellent )

23 Aug 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (JennyRed)

What can I say about these bright, vibrant, energetic young women that will tell you to snap them up. It was a last minute arrangement that brought the girls to our home and even though the were with us a short time they left being a big part of our family. They jumped into everything and worked so hard. There was nothing they wouldn't do and they… read more

(Excellent )

23 Aug 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Lorenzo)

Our time with Lorenzo was really wonderful, he is a gentle, kind, hardworking young man. Always willing to help with the varied tasks in the garden, weeding, wood cutting, planting and grass cutting to name a few. Lorenzo settled into our family with ease, he was always smiling and happy and interesting conversations. He was a great cook and we… read more

(Excellent )

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2 Sep 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Sophie & Jonas)

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23 Aug 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (JennyRed)

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23 Aug 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Lorenzo)

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2 Jun 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Kelley)

Kelley was such a fantastic addition to our family while she was here. She showed so much dedication to any task, wether it be cleaning, gardening, household chores, cooking or joining us in our evening swims. Kelley fitted really well into our busy, sometimes chaotic life and family, even helping petsit our friends dog Pico. Her friendly and… read more

(Excellent)

22 May 2025

Left by Workawayer (Kelley) for host

I spent just 6 days (too short!) with this beautiful family in Nenagh. I wish I could have stayed longer. It was such a tonic to be surrounded with family warmth at this time. When I was there it was my job to clear out a tiny little cottage space and spruce it up - I enjoyed the trust and freedom Margo gave me to carry out this job. Almost every… read more

(Excellent)

9 May 2025

Left by Workawayer (Emely & Frida) for host

It's hard to find the right words to describe the incredibly wonderful time we had with this family!
We spontaneously spent three wonderful weeks here in winter, which went by far too quickly. We were warmly welcomed into the family and felt at home right from the start.
The work was never difficult and they have always made sure that we are… read more

(Excellent)

7 May 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Luca & Flora)

Luca and Flora spend about 6 weeks with us at the end of 2924, apologies I am so late leaving feedback. They are a wonderful couple, we were blessed our experience with them was amazing. They came with big smiles, happy attitudes and a willingness to meet our family and blend in with us so easy. They worked hard in the garden, Pearse is so… read more

(Excellent)

6 May 2025

Left by host for Workawayer (Edwyn)

We had an amazing time with Edwyn. We are truly thankful for all his hard work. He helped outside and inside. Outside with gardening, in the tunnel, weeding, clearing up the garden, cutting wood, composting, getting trailer loads of horse manure, helping with the compost toilet project, helping with our seed share and wellness workshops, and so… read more

(Excellent)

25 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer (Edwyn) for host

This was my first workaway experience so I was a little nervous at first but as soon as I arrived at Pearse‘s and Margo’s home I felt incredibly comfortable and welcomed. I didn’t really need a lot of time to get used to everything and settle in wich is pretty unusual for me.
The work I did included housekeeping and outdoor tasks like watering… read more

(Excellent)

28 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer (Valerie) for host

I am a bit late to let my feedback…
I spent a total of 2 months last summer with Margo and Pearse’s family. 15 days late June as a last minute to help them and I came back on the 23rd of July for 1,5 months as it was originally planned.

Margo and Pearse are very welcoming and generous, I felt at ease since my first day.
They both included me in… read more their activities and introduced me to their friends with a great pleasure. I went with them to the lake for their daily swim. I tried but the water was too cold for me ;-) I went to see a concert in Limerick and also listen to a group of traditional music in a pub with Pearse. I went with Margo to watch a documentary about Palestine which was very interesting even if a bit sad of course and we went to a bathing song session together, it was a great first time for me. She also invited me to participate to her healing night but I finally couldn’t as my daughter came to see me at that time. I thank them so much for that. They were so kind to let me free time to see my daughter and they even welcomed her at home! They also proposed me twice to sleep a few days in their caravan because I didn't have any other place to stay.

I had my days OFF during the week and worked the weekends when they were out. My work was shared between outside (I mainly did gardening, so much weeding ;-) but I love that) and inside (I vacuumed, cleaned the floor, windows, kitchen so many times per day!, bathrooms, etc.). I also did the lifts for their daughters to go to work during the weekends and looked after the chickens, Pico (a friend’s cute dog) and Lila (their lovely cat).

During the week, I mainly spent my days with Pearse and really enjoyed our conversations about every subject, even taxes! Ahah! We usually spent dinners all together and I appreciated a lot our relaxing conversations with Margo by night.

I stayed in a comfortable wood cabin in the garden with a loo, sink, microwave, etc. and a chimney (very useful as I am very sensitive to the cold even despite my 5 quilts!!). The shower is in the main house but it was not a problem for me.

The house is in the countryside, it was OK for me as I had my own car but they can easily give you lifts if needed. It’s a nice place to stay and Margo & Pearse always have a lot of projects for their house and garden so, you will never get bored!

@Margo & Pearse, thanks again for your generosity and everything!

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27 Jun 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Valerie)

I am so very grateful to Valerie, she was to come to us in August and we had a last minute change of plan re workawayers and we were very stuck and I reached out to Valerie and asked her to come early if at all possible. Valerie kindly changed her plans to help us out. Thank you so much.
During her time with us my husband and I were away for a… read more

(Excellent)

23 Oct 2024

Left by Workawayer (Colette & Philippe) for host

Bonjour, J'ai séjourné chez Margo, Pearse, Finn, Naoise, Saerlaith durant deux périodes de 15 jours au début de l'été dernier. C'est Margo qui m'a contactée sur last minut, j'avais acheté mes traversées bateau depuis un bon moment, mais n'avais pas trouvé d'hôte (Mon âge peut-être, ... 65 ans ?...). Margo a et inspire la confiance et "sème" la… read more

(Excellent)

15 Sep 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Colette & Philippe)

Let me start by saying having Colette was a fantastic experience for our family. She is always smiling, happy, and energised. We were blessed that Colette choose to come to us twice, over the summer. She is great in the garden,and created beautiful window box's and hanging baskets for our home. She cooked us beautiful meals and was always happy to… read more

(Excellent)

28 Sep 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Javier)

It was a pleasure to have Javier come stay with us. He is a gentleman who joined with our family with ease. He completed all tasks with 100% commitment, speed and experience, he helped with many garden tasks. Javier was always interested in learning about Ireland and we enjoyed many conversations. I would recommend him to any host as he is very… read more

(Excellent)

27 Jun 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Caroline )

It was a great experience hosting Caroline, she was so willing to do every task that we asked. Caroline was only with us for a short time and was determined to have our son's bedroom completely painted, scrubbed and organised in that time. She also worked hard in the garden, helped out with house hold chores and cooking and was great company in… read more

(Excellent)

22 May 2024

Left by Workawayer (Luisa-Brenda) for host

This family is grand. From the first day, I felt very welcome, and that feeling lasted the entire duration of my stay. They are caring, friendly, and fun. They included me in their everyday life as if I were part of their family and showed me a lot of typical Irish culture, like going to pubs (a huge thanks to your wonderful girls ❤️) and… read more

(Excellent)

20 May 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Luisa-Brenda)

It was such a pleasure to host Louisa, nothing was to much trouble for her and many times I had to remind her it was her off time. Louisa is everything she says in her profile and so much more. She is always smiling, positive and thoughtful. She blended into our family straight away, became good friends with my daughter's and they enjoyed her… read more

(Excellent)

2 May 2024

Left by Workawayer (Mirei) for host

I experienced wonderful and beautiful life with their family for 2 weeks. It was my first workaway and I was a little nervous, but they were welcomed warmly and let me be like a member of family. From the moment you meet them you will feel at ease with their warm and friendly personalities.
Daily work was done with Pierce and sometimes his… read more

(Excellent)

27 Apr 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Mirei)

Mirei has been a blessing to our family and we are really sad to see her go. She has been with us for just 2 short weeks and has completed every task asked of her with great willingness and joy. We were delighted to learn a lot about Japan, and she cooked us tasty Japanese food. Mirei has a positive, friendly personality and got on really well… read more

(Excellent)

12 Apr 2024

Left by Workawayer (Alice) for host

1 week stay, a lot of different jobs and a lot of fun! Margo reached out to me while I was on another workaway near Kilkenny, and after reading her profile and chatting with her, I couldn't refuse to come and help her. A lovely time with a lovely family 😊

I spent most of my time working with Pearse in the house or in the polytunnel and I learned… read more

(Excellent)

2 Apr 2024

Left by host for Workawayer (Alice)

We only had Alice with us for a week and during that short time she was very helpful with many projects we are working on. Cutting willow, Painting walls, chopping timber, panelling a wall, using power tools was no problem, she was super to organise in the kitchen and Polly tunnel. Oh not to forget her amazing brownies.
Always a pleasure to work… read more

(Excellent)

10 Dec 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Mikidadi)

Miki was a fantastic guest and help in our home. During his stay we got to know him well, he helped with the work on our cabin project, he was a quick learner. He has a lovely personality and is great at cooking and willing to help in any way. He is constantly working on his English and is a good student. :)

(Excellent)

10 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Mikidadi) for host

This is my first experience as a Workaway and I am really happy and grateful to have shared it with Pearse and Margo who are really incredible person. I stayed with them for a period of two months, here I learnt lots of things and acquired an abundance of skills ranging from caring for animals (the cat and the chickens), gardening, I'd like to… read more

(Excellent)

10 Dec 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Valentin)

Valentin was a fantastic guest and help in our home. His attention to detail and tasks was 100%. During his stay we got a substantial amount of work done on our cabin project. He has a lovely personality and is great at making pancakes :)

(Excellent)

4 Dec 2023

Left by Workawayer (Valentin) for host

Pearse and Margo are wonderful and welcoming people. From the moment I arrived, they did everything they could to make me feel comfortable, to make sure I had everything I needed and above all they were very understanding and patient with my English.
I had a great first experience staying with them. It took a long time to build the cabin, but… read more

(Excellent)

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