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12 Mar 2024
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Description
I am 53 years old and live with my lovely daughter Alannah who is 16 years old. We live in a picturesque village of Goleen, which is next to the sea in Ireland’s most south westerly point.
Our family are part of the fabric of Goleen village as we run one of the bars in the village and it’s truly a centre of the social fabric in the village. Big days hosted by the bar, include everything local Gaelic football match celebrations to the weekly card’s nights. We have a games room in the bar and people also come here to get petrol and diesel.
Located near 5 beaches, and next to the site where Marconi transmitted his first transatlantic radio transmission to the US and George Lucas filmed Star Wars The Last Jedi, it’s a special and breathtakingly beautiful part of the world.
The beauty of Goleen is that while it is a small village, the area has 250 people, people include you into the parish, and you’ll find yourself being involved in local activities such as meals on wheels, soccer with Mizen AFC or Gaelic Football with Goleen GAA, or the many Goleen Community Council endeavours, should you have the interest to take part.
The reason I would like to host workaways, is because I believe that I can offer a unique experience for workawayers, in a warm village environment, and you would be part of our community. From my part I need help with simple day-to-day activities and tasks that I simply have difficulty in finding time for. I think that your simple help for me, could be life saving for me and my family.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our family are part of the fabric of Goleen village as we run one of the bars in the village and it’s truly a centre of the social fabric in the village. Big days hosted by the bar, include everything local Gaelic football match celebrations to the weekly card’s nights. We have a games room in the bar and people also come here to get petrol and diesel.
Located near 5 beaches, and next to the site where Marconi transmitted his first transatlantic radio transmission to the US and George Lucas filmed Star Wars The Last Jedi, it’s a special and breathtakingly beautiful part of the world.
The beauty of Goleen is that while it is a small village, the area has 250 people, people include you into the parish, and you’ll find yourself being involved in local activities such as meals on wheels, soccer with Mizen AFC or Gaelic Football with Goleen GAA, or the many Goleen Community Council endeavours, should you have the interest to take part.
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Help
The reason I would like to host workaways, is because I believe that I can offer a unique experience for workawayers, in a warm village environment, and you would be part of our community. From my part I need help with simple day-to-day activities and tasks that I simply have difficulty in finding time for. I think that your simple help for me, could be life saving for me and my family:
Some help with cooking, around our home and some gardening would be welcome.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Sharing with my family in our house, you would have a double room
What else ...
It's an amazing environment. Hiking and surfing on your doorstep. Getting involved in sport is a real and valuable option. There is a lot of fishing and farming locally, and if there is a big interest, we can introduce that to you.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (9)
Laura is a very friendly and welcoming person. She was very helpful and generous! I mostly cleaned and tidied up the… read more
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Laura is a very friendly and welcoming person. She was very helpful and generous! I mostly cleaned and tidied up the… read more
My first Workaway and I only intended to stay for 2 weeks, well 1 month later and even then it was hard to leave!! What a lovely time I had with Laura, Alannah, John and meeting all the lovely people of Goleen. It truly is a one of a kind community - of the world!
I definitely definitely recommend choosing Laura as your Workaway… read more
Located in the beautiful, typical Irish village of Goleen. This village is like a huge family, the people are very welcoming and endearing. Goleen is a village with a very wild landscape with lots of nature, including the sea. If you… read more
Even though the coronavirus lock down, they welcomed us warmly and treated us like family. The village's people are also very friendly and always happy to talk to us.
There is a lot of things to see around Goleen, from the galley cove… read more
