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We are a family of four living in picturesque Connemara, in rural Ireland. We are looking for help with gardening and housework in return for comfortable accommodation during a fun cultural exchange. Our back yard is a river, waterfall and mountain range, with cattle, sheep and occasionally horses roaming around the surrounding farmland and commonage. This is a great opportunity for you to learn a bit more about Irish food and culture, explore all the beautiful sights in Connemara, Galway, Westport to name but a few places within easy driving distance.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are very friendly and love meeting new people. We like to make you feel part of the family. If you need to practice English, we can help you with that. We can also recommend local places of interest and help you with your sightseeing plans.
Help
We need help with general housework, cooking, cleaning, organizing, gardening (weeding, mulching, planting etc), occasional help with pet care, taking care of firewood.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We usually try to learn a few words in the native language of our workawayers. We can also help you improve or perfect your English.
Accommodation
You will have your own ensuite bedroom in our home, share meals, conversations and good times with us. Hope you like animals, as we live with a cat, dog and 2 hens. There are also some animals in the surrounding area: sheep, some cattle and horses occasionally.
What else ...
If you like hiking you are in for a treat, as we live at the foot of the 12 bens mountain range - a very popular mountain hiking trail. There are lots of sights to see in the area - forests, beaches, castles, ruins etc. We are 16 kms from our local coastal town Clifden, with lots of shopping, pubs with traditional Irish music and lovely pub grub, post office, churches, hotels and restaurants, beach with boat club. We are also situated 16 kms from the seaside village of Roundstone, which has beautiful beaches, pub food, restaurants, home to bodhran making. For those of you taking public transport, we are 1 1/2 kms from the main road where you can get a bus to Galway, Clifden etc. We drive to these places occasionally also, so we may be able to travel together then. We usually go grocery shopping in town once a week. We are located 1 hour drive from Westport, another lovely coastal town, and 1 hour drive from Galway. Our closest village of Recess is 8 kms away and has a shop, post office, pub with traditional Irish music and lovely pub grub, craft shop and even a hardware store if you need it.
While you stay with us, we can discuss all the other wonderful sights you can see within a couple of hours driving distance.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
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I felt welcomed right away by Marie and Ciara, and was able to find comfort in a very beautiful and cozy home in such a breathtaking place. I ended up staying over a month with them and maybe would have stayed longer if it wasn't for a flight I'd already booked.… read more
The whole family is… read more
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I felt welcomed right away by Marie and Ciara, and was able to find comfort in a very beautiful and cozy home in such a breathtaking place. I ended up staying over a month with them and maybe would have stayed longer if it wasn't for a flight I'd already booked.… read more
The whole family is… read more
Right away they made me feel like part of the family. I always felt so taken care of and they showed me around to so many beautiful places around Connomera.
Their house is INCREDIBLE. Right on the foot of beautiful mountains, a… read more
They made me feel at home from the first moment, they helped me a lot with my English, and they were both so kind.
The chores were not complicated, they consisted basically of vacuuming, dusting, taking care of… read more
I was warmly welcomed into the family and felt very privileged to be able to share their lovely home with them during my stay. Ciara and Marie are both extremely warm and friendly. They are always willing to chat and answer any questions.
The area surrounding the house is… read more
They are a lot of fun, made me feel at home immediately and are very interesting to talk to. One of my highlights was when Ciara let me read a great story she wrote herself. I especially enjoyed watching Rizzoli and Isles together - be prepared to become a… read more
They greeted me warmly and were very attentive to my comfort, always willing to provide me any helps or replies to achieve my tasks and always available for me.
I carried out various little jobs… read more
