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Description
We are a family of 6, including 4 children aged from 16 to 23. We live on a hobby farm in Co. Kildare. We have family ponies, dogs, chickens, goats and children! We are looking for help with gardening & DIY, some general household help, and help on our hobby farm. We are ideally looking for someone for a minimum of 3 months at a time. Some of the work is heavy such as splitting wood, cutting hedges, cutting grass, weeding, feeding animals etc
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A chance to experience life on a hobby farm in beautiful Co. Kildare, spend time in nature. Canoe on liffey, walk the canal, walk the Curragh, walk in the Wicklow mountains nearby, explore Dublin (20 mins by train).
Help
We would like to meet a kind animal lover who is organised & enjoys country life. Gardening, cutting grass, cutting wood, cutting hedges, weeding. Feeding animals. Basic Housekeeping such as filling and emptying dishwasher, basic cooking, using washing machine. Driver would be an advantage.
Summary: We would like some general help with maintaining the garden, some basic housekeeping and animal care.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Large private ensuite bedroom, within the family home. Living in the country side in Co. Kildare on property beside the river Liffey and 3km from Naas town. Canoe on liffey, walk the canal, walk the Curragh, walk in the Wicklow mountains nearby, explore Dublin (20 mins by train). All meals included.
What else ...
Live in country side with easy access to Naas. 3 km from Naas town, 2km from Sallins train station. 30 Mins by train to Dublin. 20 mins to Blessington. Bike available, if clean drivers licence possibility to use of car.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a lot of space so the size of the camper van is no problem
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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We stayed in a bedroom with our own bathroom and worked 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, inside and outside. But when we needed longer weekends to visit, they were flexible with the distribution of the hours during the week.
The inside work was mainly… read more
Étant une personne timide, j'ai eu du mal à parler avec toute la famille les premières semaines, mais n'hésitais pas une seconde, Caitlin, David… read more
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Cultural exchange:
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Communication:
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We stayed in a bedroom with our own bathroom and worked 5 hours a day, 5 days a week, inside and outside. But when we needed longer weekends to visit, they were flexible with the distribution of the hours during the week.
The inside work was mainly… read more
Étant une personne timide, j'ai eu du mal à parler avec toute la famille les premières semaines, mais n'hésitais pas une seconde, Caitlin, David… read more
The place is well located. We are in the country side 5 minutes drive from Naas… read more
David, Caitlin and the… read more
The work was simple and consisted of cutting and storing wood, trimming hedges...
There were lots of evening and weekend activities.
Very welcoming family, we recommend.
The Gardiner’s are such a lovely, nice and comprehensive family.
I have spent 3 wonderful months with them even though we were in lockdown. Thus the girls were most of the time at home when I was there. The house was really lively with girls laughing, playing with the dogs, cooking, or playing musical… read more
The girls are lovely and Caitlin and David are super nice and always made sure I had everything I need. The tasks were clear and easy and I had enough freetime. I felt really welcomed from the beginning and even after only two weeks it was hard to leave.
I would… read more
