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29 May 2023
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Description
We are a young family with two boys: a one year old and two year old. We live in the countryside, 15 minutes from Sligo. We live next to a beautiful lake and forest. We are surrounded by mountains and have an old court tomb, castle, fort and cave close by our house.
We live in a 5 bedroomed house and have an acre of land surrounding our house. If you come stay with us, you'll have your own room and bathroom.You're welcome to hang out with us too. You'll have access to a bicycle and if you've a full driving licence (subject to insurance approval), my car one day per week.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The benefits of coming to us as a family is that we will treat you like family. My husband Brian studied history and can teach you loads about the surrounding history and Irish history in general. We love watching documentaries and reading and you can have access to all of our books. I go for walks and Brian runs daily and you are welcome to join us too.
Help
We're looking for an individual or couple who would like to develop diy, gardening skills and cooking skills.
We are passionate about making our house a home and would love help doing that.
We don't require you to have all of these skills, just an eagerness to learn together with us. You may just want to help cooking and babysitting or just want to help out in the garden and that's okay with us.
Gardening role:
We have an acre of land surrounding our house. We want to create a play area for our boys, plany flowers and trees. I work as a Play Therapist and am also really interested in expanding our garden into an outdoor therapeutic space. We are in the process of planting now and this will require lots of maintenance and love. We're open to any creative ideas you might also have in the garden and would welcome your suggestions.
DIY:
We have alot of painting that needs to be done indoors. We also need to clear out a shed.
Cooking and babysitting role:
We are vegetarian and are always trying out new recipes in the kitchen. If this interests you, we will learn together. If you like chilsminding, help entertaining the boys would be great too.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You will have your own double bedroom, and bathroom downstairs within our house. We eat vegetarian food and will have access to the same food as us. At breakfast time, you can make your own from the cupboard of cereals, fruit, eggs and bread. Lunch time and dinners will be made together, unless you are interested in only helping in the garden. In that case, lunch and dinners will be made for you. We will also have a good supply of food if you would prefer to do your own thing.
What else ...
You will have access to the internet. We have Netflix. Friday, Saturday and Sundays will be your free time. There is a bus that runs into Sligo from our house. You could also go for cycles and visit glencar waterfall, Manorhamilton, Rosses Point, Parkes castle, Lough Gill and many more places. We will show you lots of cultural sights and explain how to get there.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
