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Last replied
14 Jan 2024
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Description
We live in a small village in north cork in ireland with 3 acres of parkland and traditional walled garden.
There is a rose garden, a flower garden, a wild flower garden, an organic
vegetable garden, a victorian knot garden and an orchard. There is also a small woodland area.
We have 6 chickens, 3 ducks, 2 cats, a dog, a horse and lots and lots of birds and wild life in the garden. we think we even have a resident fox who we see occasionally. Our 3 children and 2 grandchildren visit often as do friends and relatives.
We live on the edge of the village within minutes of our local family run bakery, shop and traditional pub.
if you like to cook the aga is waiting always wanting to be cooked on and we can exchange recipes,
We really like food and are not vegitarian.
We would rather that smokers would not apply.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Projects involving children
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Help
We would like help in the garden and processing the fruit. There are a couple of coach house doors which need painting alongside the wicket fencing around the vegetable garden. Helping with the wood and chopping would be an advantage (but not necessary). Garden jobs include, weeding, watering, mowing the lawn and general maintenance. If it's raining there will be jobs in the house that can be done. Then there will be all the autumn jobs in the garden of clearing leaves and pruning. If you are interested in the garden it is a horticulturalists delight with our hardwoods being 2 or 300 years old.
We would like to share the cooking with each person contributing and look forward to your favourite dishes.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Spanish: Intermediate
French: Intermediate
Accommodation
There is a double bedroom and bathroom in the house and the possibility of the lodge which comprises upstairs; double bedroom, bathroom, and downstairs; living room with wood burning stove ( we have lots of wood), kitchen and loo
What else ...
Castlelyons is a very lovely and historic village with it's abbey and castle ruins dating back to the 1300's.
We are very well placed for travelling north, south, east or west. We are 5Kms from the village of Rathcormack, 6 kms from the town of Fermoy and 40 minutes by car or bus from cork city. Its a great location for cycling if you bring your bike. There is good public transport from Rathcormack and Fermoy and we go into the city a couple of times a week if you need a lift!We are an hour from the rock of cashel and 45 mins to cork airport.
Workawayerss would have a truely unique experience here in an irish georgian country house built in the late 1700's.
It is an authentic house of architectural importance retaining its original features. It is run as a family home not a hotel or B&B.
It is serene and peaceful and the surrounding countryside is full of stud farms and beautiful horses
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours
Feedback (7)
Pam and I enjoyed our time with them.
The home and the town is so beautiful and breathtaking. We had more than enough food and enjoyed
picking our own vegetables from the garden.
Your time passes quickly as there is a lot to do. But what a beautiful place to do it.
Thank you so much for hosting… read more
They are such exceptional and talented people full of personality and joie de vivre. They brought creativity to everything they approached and were so enthusiastic and steadfast in carrying out each task with such attention to detail, at all times they had the… read more
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Pam and I enjoyed our time with them.
The home and the town is so beautiful and breathtaking. We had more than enough food and enjoyed
picking our own vegetables from the garden.
Your time passes quickly as there is a lot to do. But what a beautiful place to do it.
Thank you so much for hosting… read more
They are such exceptional and talented people full of personality and joie de vivre. They brought creativity to everything they approached and were so enthusiastic and steadfast in carrying out each task with such attention to detail, at all times they had the… read more
Thank you for your time with us. It was an enriching experience for us to have you here.
We so enjoyed your company and conversations. Thank you for being so respectful and responsible and such good fun.
Your work was impeccable , your capacity and the variety of your many skills were very impressive and your dedication to … read more
The house and the garden are amazing and quite big, so there is always something to do, for… read more
The whole area vibrates in good energy and I loved every minute there. With the bicycle they provided I could explore the old town and… read more
