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Hi I'm Tom and I live on a 10 acre small holding in Co Waterford and have relocated from London.
Over the last 5 years we have installed an off grid solar system that generates all our electricity, we have a wood fired range that is used to heat house and hot water as well as cook on in winter months .
We have a mobile home near Cottage that is powered from same Solar System and water supply from our own well, composting toilet and shower room. The mobile has 3 bedrooms and this would be used for your accommodation. We provide a well stocked fridge and larder so you can organise your own breakfast/Lunch and we have evening meal together at my Cottage 3 or 4 times a week.
The volunteering day is 5 hours, 5 days a week and afterwards you are free to explore the local area as you wish.
Our Small holding is at the foot of the Comeragh mountains near Mahon Falls , We are in a Rural setting and 5 miles from the nearest Town
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Farming
Culture
Van life
Plant care
Music
Cooking & food
Gardening
Carpentry
Yoga / Wellness
Winter sports
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Lots to see , Nature , walking , new Skills. we are close to Mahon Falls and the Beauty that is the Commorragh Mountains. GREENWAY bicycle path close by.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We'll keep you busy that's for sure but I promise you'll finish the day with a smile on your face.
We need help around the house. Any horticultural knowledge greatly appreciated.
We have two pollytunnels that we grow all ouf food in so depending on what time of year will depend on different tasks on the growing side of things. We also keep Hens and have a few pigs. So this placement would suit someone whois not frightened of getting their hands dirty.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Your accommodation is a self contained Chalet / Static home in a picturesque setting. Please be advised the Accomadation has a Composting Toilet.
The mobile / static home has 3 bedrooms and it's own kitchen ,shower room , living room,
WiFi is available and there are two good Cafes within walking distance.
The accommodation is set in the Comeragh mountains with many walks, hikes and within close proximity to the Greenway cycle rout which is the longest cycle path in Ireland and a major tourist attraction because of its much loved rout between Dungarvan and Waterford City.
What else ...
Our Cottage is in Comeragh, it is a truly beautiful part of Ireland , we have all typs of hill walking available to suit all grades from easy to challenging, even though we are at foot of mountains we also benefit from being a short drive to coastline and Beaches of Waterford's Copper Coast, i will worn you the water is Generally cold , still loads to do like collect Mussels and other shell fish.
The River Mahon flows from the Comeragh Mountains in County Waterford, Ireland.
Falling down the 80-metre Mahon Falls and proceeding past the "Fairy Bush", the river then passes through the village of Mahon Bridge and on past Flahavan's Mill and under the 8-arched rail bridge in Kilmacthomas. In former times, the river powered five different mills, one at Mahon Bridge, three at Kilmacthomas and one at Ballylaneen. The river is joined by the Ách Mór tributary river at Ballylaneen and ends its journey three miles further downstream at Bunmahon on Ireland's south coast. It drains into the region of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Celtic Sea.
The river is popular with whitewater kayakers. There has been no known source-to-sea descent to date but the river has been paddled from Mahon Bridge to the sea at Bonmahon by an international team of B1 and B2 kayakers in August 2012.
On 21 October 2005, Michael Reynolds, a kayaker from Tramore, County Waterford, performed the only known descent in a kayak of the vertical 55 foot drop at the top of Mahon falls.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have Fields of open space with Panoramic view that is very appropriate to park a campervan or pitch a tent.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs / Cats as long as live outdoors
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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and the evening meals and conversations were superb!!!
~Ezra
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and the evening meals and conversations were superb!!!
~Ezra
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