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80 %
Last replied
27 Jun 2023
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17
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NOT AVAILABLE FOR AUGUST
Over 21 preferable.
Mike is a civil engineer . Claire is a Primary School Teacher. We have 2 girls and 1 boy. Pippa is 11, Penelope is 9 and Ronnie is 8. The kids love to draw and create.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Teaching
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Workawayers can learn about the Irish culture and way of life. We also love to learn about different cultures . So far through our experience with workawayers we found that we learn a lot from each other and it has really enriched our lives.
Projects involving children
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Help
We are looking for help with house, weeding the garden, painting and occasionally childcare. We live 8 km from Bantry Town and there is no bus service available.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis 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
Large room with double bed
What else ...
We live 8 km from Bantry which is a nice coastal town on the Wild Atlantic Way. It has a cinema,many restaurants ,pubs,shops and 2 hotels. We have a bike that you can use . Bringing your own car would be ideal !
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Host ref number: 667186198585
Chat with Workawayers who've visited this host
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Feedback (7)
3 Jun 2019
Left by Workawayer (Laurène) for host
I spent two months with this busy family and it was a real pleasure. The children are so lovely. I really think that I have improved my English with them, everyone took time to speak with me, the family fitted me. I will miss the busy and lovely atmosphere.
22 May 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Laurène)
Laurene was a pleasure to host. We really enjoyed her company, she has a great sense of humour and fitted right in with our family. Laurene is a really hard worker and completed every job with perfection. Laurene always found something useful to do without having to be asked to do it, she was a great help in our house. We will really miss her and… read more
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24 May 2019
Left by Workawayer (Nina) for host
I had a great time! All together I spent 4 months with this family. They are very gentle and I felt very well there. The kids are so lovely. Ronnie is a bit tricky sometimes but it's okay. Claire is very open-minded and you can have good talks with her. Mike is relaxed and very funny. If I should decide if I'd like to go there again, I'd… read more
21 Mar 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Nina)
Nina stayed with our family twice. She is a very kind thoughtful trustworthy girl. She took care of our 3 children who are 5 ,6 and 8. She dropped them to and from school,made their meals and entertained them. She weeded our garden and cleaned the house. she was fantastic ,I would highly recommend Nina. She is a very hard worker .
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6 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Pilar) for host
I had a wonderful experience with Claire’s family for almost four weeks. I felt like a family member since the day one, I took care of the kids and they are very well behaved kids that love to learn new things, play, use their creativity and to give cuddles. I learned a lot through this time and I hope we can meet again soon in Tenerife :sunny:
1 Sep 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Pilar)
We really enjoyed having Pilar with us. She felt like part of the family from day one. She has a wonderful caring thoughtful personality. Her English is excellent. She is very honest and trustworthy. Pilar is very mature for her age. She was a fantastic help around the house, she always helped clean up after dinner which I really appreciated. She… read more
(Excellent
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3 Jun 2019
Left by Workawayer (Laurène) for host
I spent two months with this busy family and it was a real pleasure. The children are so lovely. I really think that I have improved my English with them, everyone took time to speak with me, the family fitted me. I will miss the busy and lovely atmosphere.
22 May 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Laurène)
Laurene was a pleasure to host. We really enjoyed her company, she has a great sense of humour and fitted right in with our family. Laurene is a really hard worker and completed every job with perfection. Laurene always found something useful to do without having to be asked to do it, she was a great help in our house. We will really miss her and… read more
(Excellent)
24 May 2019
Left by Workawayer (Nina) for host
I had a great time! All together I spent 4 months with this family. They are very gentle and I felt very well there. The kids are so lovely. Ronnie is a bit tricky sometimes but it's okay. Claire is very open-minded and you can have good talks with her. Mike is relaxed and very funny. If I should decide if I'd like to go there again, I'd… read more
21 Mar 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Nina)
Nina stayed with our family twice. She is a very kind thoughtful trustworthy girl. She took care of our 3 children who are 5 ,6 and 8. She dropped them to and from school,made their meals and entertained them. She weeded our garden and cleaned the house. she was fantastic ,I would highly recommend Nina. She is a very hard worker .
(Excellent)
6 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Pilar) for host
I had a wonderful experience with Claire’s family for almost four weeks. I felt like a family member since the day one, I took care of the kids and they are very well behaved kids that love to learn new things, play, use their creativity and to give cuddles. I learned a lot through this time and I hope we can meet again soon in Tenerife :sunny:
1 Sep 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Pilar)
We really enjoyed having Pilar with us. She felt like part of the family from day one. She has a wonderful caring thoughtful personality. Her English is excellent. She is very honest and trustworthy. Pilar is very mature for her age. She was a fantastic help around the house, she always helped clean up after dinner which I really appreciated. She… read more
(Excellent)
12 Nov 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Julia)
Julia stayed with us for about 4 weeks. It was a very difficult time for our family because Mike had just had emergency heart surgery. Julia was extremely helpful and hardworking. We would never have got through those difficult weeks without her. We hope to meet up with Julia again someday. We will miss her.
(Excellent)
29 Jul 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Paula)
We were so lucky to have found Paula. She was a pleasure to host. She was so helpful and flexible. She is a very trustworthy ,responsible and patient young girl.She was was so good with our kids. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone else. We wish her all the best in her future.
(Excellent)
4 Aug 2016
Left by Workawayer (Belén) for host
I had a wonderful time in this family! I can only recommend it to everyone! They are very nice people and treated me really well. Mike and Claire are so friendly, as well as their families. The kids are really cute, funny and easy to take care of and have fun with. I loved having nice talks with Claire and Mike, and watching Game of Thrones and… read more
29 Jul 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Belén)
Belen stayed with our family for just over 3 weeks.We really enjoyed her stay.She has a great personality,she is always enthuastic about everything she does.She was fantastic with our children ,she had lots of patience with them.She made gingerbread man cookies with them and done loads of arts and craft activities. She was so helpful around the… read more
(Excellent)
1 Jul 2016
Left by Workawayer (mmoon9) for host
I had a wonderful three weeks with Claire, Mike, and the kids. From the moment I arrived, I felt like part of the family and I always felt at home. It was nice to be out in the countryside away from a busy life. The children were simply lovely - always smiling and nice to be around, and I learned so much about life just by talking with Claire and… read more
28 Jun 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (mmoon9)
Melissa was the ideal workawayer. We really enjoyed her stay with us.She has great experience with children and it was so evident with how patient she was with our children.She took care of our 3 kids 5,3 and 2 years old,and also helped with a lot of weeding.Melissa was always so polite and always helped me to clean up after mealtimes.I always… read more
(Excellent)
10 Apr 2016
Left by Workawayer (David & Leonie) for host
We had a great time with Claire, Mike and the kids. They are such a lovely family. We learned a lot from them. We felt like family members. The location is great and we learned a lot about the Irish culture. We miss them so much.
2 Feb 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (David & Leonie)
David and Leonie came to stay with us for a duration of about 7 weeks. They done everything from painting , cleaning, ironing, sewing , gardening to taking care of the children. They were very good workers and we really enjoyed their company. David is a very talented pianist and opera singer. It was a joy for us to listen to him perform. Leonie… read more
(Excellent)
29 Mar 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Rosine)
Rosine stayed with us for 3 weeks. She was a great help around the house . She helped with the kids , housework and gardening. She was a very hardworker and we missed her when she left.
(Excellent)
29 Jan 2016
Left by Workawayer (Joanne & Deborah ) for host
I spent almost four Weeks with Claire and her family and I had an amazing time. During my time there, Claire and Mike always gave me the feeling of beeing part of the family.
Taking care of the kids was really nice, as the three of them are really cheerful, lively and bright. While taking care of them, I always had something to laugh.
While my… read more
Taking care of the kids was really nice, as the three of them are really cheerful, lively and bright. While taking care of them, I always had something to laugh.
While my… read more
28 Jan 2016
Left by host for Workawayer (Joanne & Deborah )
Joanne is lovely girl. She spent 4 weeks with our family. She took care of my 3 children and helped with the housework. I would highly recommend Joanne as a workawayer. She was a great guest in our house. Joanne was very tidy and polite .She was very patient with the children and the children really loved her. The three of them spent most of their… read more
(Excellent)
