Help with some odd-jobs, gardening and pet-sitting near Carlow, Ireland

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  Description

  Married with one beautiful young child, live on a tillage farm that I used to work but now leave to contractors to manage.
  Lovely spot in the summer with some very lovely places around and about to visit.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  In the 9th cent our farm was on the boundry of Leinster and Munster,the Lerr river valley was straightened in the 18th cent, the area is home to an energetic farming and industrial community with good roads M9 motorway,railway,canal and regional air strips, plus internet connections.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Helping hand about the place, odd jobs improving and establishing pathways or walls, old refurbished property that needs to be complete, gardening, laying paths ,painting gates, making gates.looking after pets when occupier is away.We need people who can innovate i.e install an organic garden, rejuvenate furniture, work with limecrete and mortor and cement plaster,

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation pretty basic as more of the property needs to be complete to provide additional individual facilities. However we dont mind sharing our facilities with you or our food or leisure time. Summers pretty laid back generally with a lot of eating out of doors, we have a rambling farmhouse built in 16th cent approx, we have added a second story plus new roof, we also have two long stone houses to renovate 2019-2024

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  What else ...

  This area boasts some very nice scenic locations that are easily reached by car, Kilkenny city, Graignamanagh and a host of attractive venues on and off the tourist trail. Fishing in local rivers eg Barrow, Nore, Lerr, Griese and Slaney,cycling in the Barrow waterway system and Wicklow mountains and Sliebh Margey foothills,and walking routes all close by in an area rich in history.ancient tower houses, castles, hill forts, crannogs,hedgerows,ruins of old houses, monasteries, abbeys,demaines of former grandeur going back over 5000 years, the wicklow way, the south leinster way all to be walked in your free time, also have the new St Columba pilgrim route over the blackstaires mountain Carlow/Wexford area

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  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

  Our wifi is reasonable but will improve dramatically shortly with new improved fiber core that is at installation stage near by

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We are in the country so space is not an issue. We have two yards attached to the property - an inner yard - mostly used for parking and a outer yard for larger vehicles.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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