Happy to host serious helpers who like serious conversations in Tullamore, Ireland

Ireland

updated

Favourited 170 times

Host rating
Feedback
8
Last activity
06/07/2020
Reply rate
100.0 %
Average reply time:
within 1 day
Badges

Map

Availability

2020

Min stay requested: 1 week or less

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

What's this?

Details

Description
Hi! I'm a vegetarian living in an old house full of books surrounded by old trees. I enjoy helpers who enjoy nature and reading. Piano and a cat will also be your companions.

As well as hosting helpers for short periods of time, I would welcome someone to stay for a longer period over the Irish winter. This would be especially suitable if you are looking for quiet time to write, do art or music, or reflect on the next phase of your life, while contributing around 20 hours of help a week.
Type of help
Gardening
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Other
Help with Eco project
Help in the house
Language practice
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I'm very willing to help with language learning (English, French, Esperanto). Speakers of all three languages are regularly passing though.

I have a large library of all sorts of books, fiction, environmental studies, biographies, etc.

For families there are adventure trails, trees to climb, places for hide-and-seek and running around, library includes many books for children which I regularly review.

There are log fires, musical instruments and various board games.
Help
Some useful skills are general gardening - digging, weeding, chain sawing, pruning trees, repairs to old buildings.
Languages spoken
English, French, Esperanto
Accommodation
Your vegetarian host enjoys cooking and is also happy to share that pleasure.

2 rooms are free for helpers staying in the house with a shower and WC on the ground floor.

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

Nearest train station has regular trains from Dublin and Galway.
What else ...
Please note: no meat, no fish; and no smokers!

Forests, organic apple orchard, Slieve Bloom Mountains, traditional villages, 2 bicycles available.
There's an indoor ping-pong table and space for quiet reading.

All of these facilities are available for visitors who are seriously interested in all the possibilities for the help available. Nobody is asked to do help they wouldn't enjoy!

Many friends and neighbours are passing through often.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Photos

Room for the families

Feedback left by and about host (8)

These are extra optional ratings when members leave feedback. The average rating left for each option is displayed.

Accuracy of profile:
(5.0)

Cultural exchange:
(4.7)

Communication:
(5.0)

13/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Hannah) for host

My time with Christopher was very enjoyable. He is a very kind, caring, knowledgeable person with many interesting stories to tell.
He has lots of amazing books and so I spent many hours in the Reading Room reading one of the books Christopher recommended with Toga, his cat, on my lap. I haven’t read that much for a long while and I loved having… read more

(Excellent )

06/01/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Santiago)

Santiago arrived on time, full of enthusiasm, and willing to learn.
He was willing to work at all tasks offered, sometimes after training. In his free time he was very willing to red books in English and make a fuss of my cat!
I hope he will come this way again.
Best wishes from Christopher

(Excellent )

09/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Santiago) for host

I stayed at Christopher’s beautiful property for almost one week, as my very first Workaway experience and it was an excellent one.

He's a very serious, interesting, knowledgeable and wise person, easy to follow any conversation on any subject.
When I arrived, he went to pick me up at the station, and the same when leaving, which was very kind of… read more

(Excellent )

28/11/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Andreas)

It was very pleasant having Andreas here. His English is very good, and he was alway willing to undertake new tasks, as long as they were carefully explained. He has had vey little cooking experience, but as I enjoy cooking myself, this did not matter.
I hope he will pass this way again.

(Very good )

20/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Andreas) for host

I can highly recommend a stay at Christophers!

I spent two weeks there, and I loved every minute of it. Christopher is kind, has good taste, and a good sense of humor. As other reviews have mentioned, the house and location is fantastic if you're looking for a rural get-away in quaint settings.
The work was fulfilling and could even be fun.… read more

(Excellent )

03/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Monika)

Monika arived with, seemingly, very little English, but perhaps it was just shyness. But very soon she was communicating adequately, and she was doing splendid work once I had explained what was to be done. Thus, by the end, I was completely happy to have her here, and should she ever decide to visit again, she will be made most welcome.

(Very good )

04/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Monika) for host

I spend one week in house of Christopher. It was amazing time and also it was for me first experience with workaway. I liked eat meals together. Christopher and Frances are excellent cookers. Dishes was always very tasty I really liked. I learned some new words in English language – thank you for teaching me. Christopher and Frances had a lot of… read more

(Excellent )

12/12/2018

Left by Workawayer (Maria de Lourdes ) for host

I spent an incredible time in the company of Christopher, a very gentle, respectful and very good manners, Francis incredible hostess who facilitated at all times my stay, including his wonderful and very affectionate cat Turga! a quiet place, very beautiful in an environment of almost magical nature, transports you to another time, shelves full… read more

(Excellent )

To leave feedback make sure you login & your account is online.

Host ref number: 763284111711

Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Ireland Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Europe Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Leinster Individual Ireland Last minute Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Ireland

To contact a host, please login with your username and password or register with workaway.info.

My host list0

Give the gift of Workaway