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Georgian house, gardens and woodland in the Irish Midlands

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    If you are an experienced gardener, you might enjoy staying for a year. You can come for a few days to see if you would fit in with me, and the mother and children here already.

    MY DETAILS: I’m a retired vegetarian schoolmaster, and founder of the Irish Green Party. I live in a big old house in peaceful country surroundings, between Dublin and Galway. I am often visited by friends, partly for my wonderful collection of trees, but I also now have a lovely Polish family living here for the next few months. But there is also room for an enthusiastic young gardener (or two!) who want to do things their own organic way.

    WHAT I CAN OFFER: A house that is old but warm, two friendly cats, several acres of over seventy kinds of trees, a workshop with lots of wood, and heaps of books for all kinds of readers, including children. There is a piano, a lot of classic vinyl discs from Bach to Bartok, and some board games; but the Reading Room is so named for a good reason! As for meals, all food is of course provided; during the day, each of us eats what we like when we like; but we have a communal meal each evening, whose preparation we enjoy sharing.

    But no meat or fish - and no smokers!

    Final note: l believe in answering promptly!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Elderly Companionship
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I have a large library of all sorts of books, fiction, environmental studies, biographies, etc., and many books for children of all ages.

    For families there are adventure trails, trees to climb, places for hide-and-seek and running around, and the possibility for children to build their own dens.

    There are musical instruments and various board games.
    And two delightful cats, Comfrey and Yarrow.

  • Help

    Help

    Some useful skills are general gardening

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Shared rooms by request only.
    Washing machine is free for you to use but we enjoy washing-up dishes by hand.

    Several bicycles available.
    Nearest train station has regular trains from Dublin and Galway.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    All our gardening is organic, and we compost everything we can. Where that is not possible we carefully recycle wherever possible. A new farmer’s market nearby encourages this.

    We are not just vegetarians but also do our best to respect other forms of life.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

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

Host ref number: 763284111711

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