Profile information
Host rating
100 %
Last replied
14 Feb 2025
Reply rate
100.0 %
Usually responds within 4 days
Feedback
40
ID verified
Email verified
Badges (4)





Find your perfect host
Details
Description
We are a young married couple who live with our 3 little cats and 3 hens, rooster - and 2 big chicks! - in our recently purchased home near the beautiful mountains of North West Donegal, in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking region).
It is a rural, peaceful and natural area with the mountain range and Glenveagh National Park nearby and within 10-12 minute drives to 2 stunning beaches.
The Irish culture is alive and well here, with Gaelic (Irish) being the main language spoken along with English, as well as music sessions and local traditions evident in the area.
Our usual workaway stay is 1 week up to a month at a time :)Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
SustainabilitySelf developmentPetsMovies & TVFashion or beautyFarmingEvents & socialCultureWritingPerforming artsMusicHistoryDrawing & paintingDIY & craftsCooking & foodBooksArt & designAnimalsYoga / WellnessTeam sportsNatureMountainHikingDancingBeachCultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be staying in a really beautiful and unspoilt part of Ireland where life is still very natural here. It is an excellent area for hikes, mountain climbing, exploring local islands and water activities. It is a highly musical and creative part of the country also without heavy tourism. If you would like to practice the local dialect of Donegal Irish (Gaelic) you are welcome to speak it with Edel here, or indeed practice your English. We are also happy to cook traditional Irish cuisine for you and share a drink or tea overlooking the valley here as the sun sets, or in front of a traditional turf fire!
Help
Ideally we are looking for people with DIY skills if possible and we would like help getting organised and maintaining our new home which needs a little doing up.
If you are not into DIY we have 3 lovely cats who are like family to us and we would be reassured if we need to go away that there is someone home to mind them. Also our chickens!
Gardening-wise we are potentially preparing our acre for goats and have started a small organic garden. We have our own bog for turf and would appreciate help here.
Other duties will be cleaning and housework/food prep/cooking although we both enjoy cooking also.Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Irish: Fluent
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.Accommodation
Private bedroom and bathroom in our house, with king sized bed. For the electric shower this is in a different room (our en suite) but it always seems to work out fine.
We are happy for guests to cook for themselves, by choosing food that they like which is covered by us, however we can also share some cooking activities with our guests, and everyone gets some typical Irish home cooked meals from us!What else ...
There is a bus service from the local village where you can explore a wide range of activities. In order to get to and from the village you can walk (45 mins), there is a taxi service available or we will give you lifts when we can :)
It is a 40 min walk to the closest shop if you prefer to walk than to get a lift with us.
We are flexible and easy going however our rule for guests is no heavy drinking, no drugs or smoking at the house.
We also have quite a peaceful household and our cats are used to this sort of environment, although music is fine!A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a decent internet connection in your bedroom, however it is excellent in the other rooms closer to the modem
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (20)
We took care of the cats and chickens with great pleasure and loved painting and helping maintain the house as well.
Thank… read more
Note: Luke… read more
Photos
Feedback
These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.
Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)
Cultural exchange:
(4.9)
Communication:
(5.0)
We took care of the cats and chickens with great pleasure and loved painting and helping maintain the house as well.
Thank… read more
Note: Luke… read more
During the first week, I took care of the house and the animals while Edel and Luke were on holiday. They provided me with clear instructions about the tasks, which included painting doors and cleaning the house, as well as the daily chores, which involved… read more
Edel and Luke are very sweet people.
During these weeks I mainly took care of their lovely pets (cats and chickens) and the house, but I also had the opportunity to work with them on the bog, an exclusively… read more
During our stay, we fed their three cute cats, their hens and rooster, we helped their friends... It was really a great opportunity and experience!
They introduced us to local places, and they even cooked a delicious meal for us! We also… read more
Luck and Edel also… read more
Before I arrived they share with me useful information about the house, including videos of how to feed the animals, the washing machine, dishwasher, and television and that I had enough groceries for the week.
At the beginning they were on holidays so… read more
They are friendly and we were able to share a few games evenings with them.
Although Edel and Luke's accommodation was a little out of the way, they didn't hesitate to drop us off in the surrounding villages so that we could make the most of the area.
The working hours were always respected and the work… read more
I loved to be able to experience Donegal a bit more and I sure would love to return to this beautiful part of the world.
For the most… read more
Before I arrived they made sure, that I had enough groceries for the week and even got some irish snacks for me (which were really good).
My tasks were mainly taking care of the animals and keeping the house clean, while they were away, which allowed me to have enough free time (I spend a lot of… read more
Their three cats… read more
We have to take care of the cats and the hens. It was not really difficult ! Especially because Edel and Luc gave us all the informations we needed (even more haha).
They are lovely persons and really respectful. We had a great room… read more