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We’re a small rural homestead nestled along the beautiful banks of the River Boyne, right in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Park near the historic Newgrange site. Life here is shared with a few friendly cats and dogs, thriving vegetable gardens, beehives, a fruit-filled orchard, and a lively mix of chickens, ducks, and geese that bring plenty of character to the place.
We’re passionate about sustainable living and always have a variety of fun and meaningful projects on the go—from eco-friendly building and upcycling to seasonal gardening and preserving food. If you enjoy being outdoors, getting hands-on, and learning new skills, this is a great place to experience rural life. You can help out in the gardens, care for the animals, work with bees, and learn how to cook, bake, and make jams and preserves.
We now also run a small B&B on the property, so you’ll likely cross paths and chat with guests during your stay. While you won’t be involved in cleaning, cooking, or preparing for the B&B side of things, we really value the friendly, communal atmosphere that comes from having everyone feel part of the space.
If you're looking for a peaceful, down-to-earth place to connect with nature and sustainable living, we’d love to welcome you to our riverside homestead in Co. Meath.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
House sitting
Interests
Events & social
Movies & TV
Culture
Pets
Sustainability
Farming
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Music
History
DIY & crafts
Books
Architecture
Art & design
Fitness
Winter sports
Beach
Camping
Hiking
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Outdoor activities
Animals
Cycling
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living and sharing with the Family, we are multilingual. Our house is situated by the River Boyne in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Park and a short walk from Newgrange Visitor Centre, one of Ireland's 'must see' tourist sights.
We love to grow and eat yummy food. We'd be delighted to share all our knowledge on organic gardening, harvesting, cooking and baking. We bake, we make jams, cordials, pickles and harvest honey from our bees.
If you are interested to learn about our traditional building methods like whitewashing and willow builds using ecological and salvaged materials we'd be delighted to share this knowledge with you too.
In your free time, the local villages of Donore and Slane offer pubs with traditional music evenings and great food, sight seeing, historical walks, a museum, Slane Castle famous for its rock concerts etc. etc...
Wonderful opportunities for those interested in local history, river walks, photography, nature, art, languages, lots of fun and the good life.
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Help
We would like help in the garden growing our own food, from sowing seeds to weeding and composting.
Harvesting fruit in season and tree care.
Caring for the animals.
We have Bees which are also very interesting to work with and learn about.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We speak English at home and we love chatting to people, it makes life interesting and great fun.
Accommodation
We offer a nice bedroom and a family bath room. Shared living room area and kitchen in our historic Water Mill.
We love to have at least 1x meal a day together as a family.
Yes, there will be Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner in our house, most of the time with family, but sometimes you will have to help yourself.
What else ...
Getting around:
We are a 30+ minute walk from Slane village, where buses depart every hour for Dublin, Navan and beyond.
There are local buses leaving Newgrange visitors centre (a short walk away) for Donore and Drogheda where you can get another bus to Dublin Airport, and from there, to anywhere in Ireland!!
We have Bikes available.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a space at the side of our house and you can plug into the electricity if needed.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Loulou, Gingin & Simba
3 x Cats
Archie and Coco
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The daily tasks were simple and genuine, each teaching something about having a homestead and living… read more
She was great fun to have around the house, easy to chat with, full of positive energy, and always up for a laugh.
She was a great help around the garden and got stuck in without hesitation. Happy to learn new skills like composting to sowing seeds to weeding and… read more
She was a real 'ray of sunshine' around our house, full of fun, very sociable and friendly. She was very keen to learn new skills and enjoyed her time in the garden and she really made a difference.
She enjoyed learning to bake scones with us.
Cloe's English improved quite… read more
Being a quite girl at the start. She really came out of her shell and was so interesting and chatty in the end. She had the opportunity to meet lots of different people at our place and they all enjoyed talking with her. She has an… read more
I was in the company of another girl whom I met directly at Barbara and Georg's house, it was nice to have a companion to share… read more
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The daily tasks were simple and genuine, each teaching something about having a homestead and living… read more
She was great fun to have around the house, easy to chat with, full of positive energy, and always up for a laugh.
She was a great help around the garden and got stuck in without hesitation. Happy to learn new skills like composting to sowing seeds to weeding and… read more
She was a real 'ray of sunshine' around our house, full of fun, very sociable and friendly. She was very keen to learn new skills and enjoyed her time in the garden and she really made a difference.
She enjoyed learning to bake scones with us.
Cloe's English improved quite… read more
Being a quite girl at the start. She really came out of her shell and was so interesting and chatty in the end. She had the opportunity to meet lots of different people at our place and they all enjoyed talking with her. She has an… read more
I was in the company of another girl whom I met directly at Barbara and Georg's house, it was nice to have a companion to share… read more
Myra has a deep interest in all things Irish, which adds a unique cultural richness to her conversations and projects.
Her passion for traditional skills such as whitewashing, willow work, and furniture restoration is truly admirable. She… read more
Florian worked so hard at clearing and chopping wood. He prepared a excellent wood pile for us.
Our young grand daughters miss him too, he was excellent doing art and crafts with them and reading with them...even in Irish!
We would highly… read more
As for the actual day to day, I mostly worked with… read more
