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3 Jun 2026
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Description
We are a family of four (2 girls aged 14 and 15) living in the countryside of Galway, 4 miles from a large town with lots to do. We are in a great position for traveling and discovering the beautiful West Coast of Ireland.
We have 2 horses so have interest in in hosting people who have good experience with horse riding and jumping. Experienced showjumping individuals will get first preference.
We have two friendly dogs who need walking each day.
Our children are sporty and have sessions most evenings therefore a competent driver with drivers licence would be a big advantage to help us with getting them to and from practice.
As myself and my husband work fairly long hours, we would invite people (female please as we have 2 young girls) who are proactive in helping us with household chores. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Visitors to our home will be treated like members of our family. We live in a very historical parish and region which is also famous for its beauty. There is a lake for fishing 5 mins away. We also enjoy our food and love to eat new dishes. We do our very best to include our workawayers in all the activities we do as a family. Experience of showjumping is required.
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Projects involving children
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Help
Horsecare, Dogcare, household chores and sometimes some gardening.
Workawayers are very much treated as a member of the family and our children really enjoy these experiences.
We live in a rural area but have lots of lovely neighbours.
We both work in Galway City and our workawayers can benefit from getting lifts with us in and out of the city. We have had great experiences with hosting and have made life long friends with many of our workawayers. Looking forward to meeting you. 😊
2) Please ensure to use at least one of your free days to travel and explore. We like to have some private family time together which is important for us. -
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
Room for two people with use of own bathroom.
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What else ...
Our nearest town of Tuam has good bus links to the wonderful city of Galway, Mayo's county town of Castlebar, the picturesque town of Westport on the western sea board, and we are 20 mins drive away from the gateway to Connemara. We live in a small neighbourhood and are fortunate to have lovely friendly neighbours. Visitors to our house need to be independent and have use of bikes to get around. Town is 25 min bike ride. We try to do 1 or 2 nice experiences with our visitors but also it is of benefit to you (and to us ) on your days off to go and explore. Days off sre flexible and my husband or I can give you lifts to Galway during the week.
As we are a busy family, we enjoy our personal time together at the weekends. -
A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
We have wifi
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Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of space outside for parking up and there is an outside Power Point for campers
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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I loved beeing in the stable with Saoirse and Roisin, helping with the ponies and had a lot of fun with the girls.
They gave me a lot opportunities to explore … read more
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I loved beeing in the stable with Saoirse and Roisin, helping with the ponies and had a lot of fun with the girls.
They gave me a lot opportunities to explore … read more
I found them very easygoing and relaxed which suited our family perfectly. We really enjoyed their baking and banter!
They painted and … read more
Jennifer is so nice as her husband and children are. I stayed with them only for a week because of another circumstances but they really saved my trip to Ireland and I enjoyed every single day with them. Especially because of some new experiences as painting the fence and of course a little activity in the … read more
