Join our family and help us with our animals and daily life in Killarney, Ireland
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: 15 Mar 2025
Min stay requested: at least 1 month
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Left by host for Workawayer (Nicole )
Having Nicole with us was wonderful. She was so quick to pick things up and brought great positive energy. She went above and beyond - and took it upon herself to help early morning until late into the evenings. We were even able to entrust the entire household and all the animals to her while we went away for some days on a couple of occasions.
… read more It was great to have someone so responsible and self- motivated. She had a lot of firsts with us but was not afraid to try new things - from caring for animals to building fires in the wood burning stove to power hosing the yard. She even lived through a storm with no electricity for several days with us.
If she saw something needed to be taken care of, she didn’t need to be asked.
She came up with cute names for the chickens and renamed the outdoor cats as she saw fit. She admired the sky and wild Irish weather daily - reminding us how beautiful our home is. She made sure our home was clean and looked good. She took up baking some delicious scones, bread and crumbles. In short, Nicole was a breath of fresh air. She is super easy going, helpful and fun to have around. We kept extending her stay and tried to convince her to never leave. We miss her very much and really hope she comes back again!!
Left by Workawayer (Nicole ) for host
Wow! How do I even start to express how grateful I am to Caroline and Brian for my magical experience with them? It started with 6 weeks then turned into 3 months and finally ended at six months - which I still cannot believe as everything just flowed so easily and it didn't feel like that much time at all. I can hear them now trying to downplay
… read more the experience but don't believe it. They are warm and welcoming and go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and part of the family. If you enjoy a busy household where you can add tons of value by carving out what you like to do with animals, gardening, helping around the house - then this is for you. There is always something you can do. Caroline is a whirlwind of energy and almost impossible to keep up with - but it is fun trying. I came there with no experience in taking care of 30 animals, helping with a house full of people and harvesting vegetables from a garden. Caroline will teach you anything you show interest in and then give you freedom to do it your way. I felt so appreciated in anything and everything I did. They are funny, down-to-earth, kind and loving, and they have a place in my heart.
I stayed at Caroline and Brian's for two weeks in October. This was a great experience and I had a wonderful time getting to know the family and all their furry friends (especially their dog Hector). The house is laid back however there is definitely lots of work to help out around the place with! If you find yourself looking for a Workaway in
… read more Kerry, then you found it!
Left by Workawayer (Pauline) for host
I spent 3 weeks at Caroline's and it was 3 weeks of pure happiness ! Caroline and her family welcomed me urgently after I contacted them, because my previous host family was bad ! Caroline and her family welcomed me with open arms and I immediately felt at home. Caroline was a great help in improving my English.
My job was to take care of the
… read more animals, dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, goats, horses and chickens.
What does taking care of animals mean ? Well, it's feeding them, changing their water, cleaning their habitats, picking up their droppings and spending time with them. For my part, nothing complicated, but I prefer to specify (that here or in other places with animals), you should not be afraid to get your hands a little dirty and above all, you must love animals and use common sense ! If you have these qualities, in addition to being easy to talk to and you like to laugh, then go help Caroline !You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
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Left by host for Workawayer (Nicole )
Having Nicole with us was wonderful. She was so quick to pick things up and brought great positive energy. She went above and beyond - and took it upon herself to help early morning until late into the evenings. We were even able to entrust the entire household and all the animals to her while we went away for some days on a couple of occasions.
… read more It was great to have someone so responsible and self- motivated. She had a lot of firsts with us but was not afraid to try new things - from caring for animals to building fires in the wood burning stove to power hosing the yard. She even lived through a storm with no electricity for several days with us.
If she saw something needed to be taken care of, she didn’t need to be asked.
She came up with cute names for the chickens and renamed the outdoor cats as she saw fit. She admired the sky and wild Irish weather daily - reminding us how beautiful our home is. She made sure our home was clean and looked good. She took up baking some delicious scones, bread and crumbles. In short, Nicole was a breath of fresh air. She is super easy going, helpful and fun to have around. We kept extending her stay and tried to convince her to never leave. We miss her very much and really hope she comes back again!!
Left by Workawayer (Nicole ) for host
Wow! How do I even start to express how grateful I am to Caroline and Brian for my magical experience with them? It started with 6 weeks then turned into 3 months and finally ended at six months - which I still cannot believe as everything just flowed so easily and it didn't feel like that much time at all. I can hear them now trying to downplay
… read more the experience but don't believe it. They are warm and welcoming and go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and part of the family. If you enjoy a busy household where you can add tons of value by carving out what you like to do with animals, gardening, helping around the house - then this is for you. There is always something you can do. Caroline is a whirlwind of energy and almost impossible to keep up with - but it is fun trying. I came there with no experience in taking care of 30 animals, helping with a house full of people and harvesting vegetables from a garden. Caroline will teach you anything you show interest in and then give you freedom to do it your way. I felt so appreciated in anything and everything I did. They are funny, down-to-earth, kind and loving, and they have a place in my heart.
I stayed at Caroline and Brian's for two weeks in October. This was a great experience and I had a wonderful time getting to know the family and all their furry friends (especially their dog Hector). The house is laid back however there is definitely lots of work to help out around the place with! If you find yourself looking for a Workaway in
… read more Kerry, then you found it!
Left by Workawayer (Pauline) for host
I spent 3 weeks at Caroline's and it was 3 weeks of pure happiness ! Caroline and her family welcomed me urgently after I contacted them, because my previous host family was bad ! Caroline and her family welcomed me with open arms and I immediately felt at home. Caroline was a great help in improving my English.
My job was to take care of the
… read more animals, dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, goats, horses and chickens.
What does taking care of animals mean ? Well, it's feeding them, changing their water, cleaning their habitats, picking up their droppings and spending time with them. For my part, nothing complicated, but I prefer to specify (that here or in other places with animals), you should not be afraid to get your hands a little dirty and above all, you must love animals and use common sense ! If you have these qualities, in addition to being easy to talk to and you like to laugh, then go help Caroline !You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Sine & Sofus)
Sine and Sofus were a fabulous couple and had great attention to detail. We were away on holidays for a week and they looked after our house, dogs ,cats ,chickens ,horses and goats.
Fantastic guests and we really enjoyed their company. We hope they come and stay again!!!
Left by Workawayer (Sine & Sofus) for host
Our stay at Caroline and Brians place was amazing! As soon as we where picked up at the train station, we felt at home - the whole family took great care of us, and we felt welcome the second we stepped in the house!
We stayed for about a month, and minded the dogs when the family was on vacation. We got to know the whole rutine of the animals
… read more before the family left for vacation, and Caroline was very good a showing us how to take care of them :))
We had a great amount of time to see Killarney and other villages in the vicinity. Brian even took us mountain climbing to the highest point in Ireland. If you like mountain climbing, Brian is your guy ;)
We had such a lovely time getting to know all the animals and the whole family! We already miss them so much!!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Melissa) for host
I had a really good time with Caroline and her family. I stayed with them for almost three weeks. My duties included taking care of all the dogs and the other animals (feeding, cleaning, walking), a little bit of painting and gardening and occasionally helping with the dog training. They have a great bus and train connection to Killarney and
… read more Tralee. So it's quite easy to do trips on your own!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Kimberley )
Kimberly, our lovely, friendly, outgoing French lady who always had a smile on her face. It was an absolute pleasure to have Kimberly stay with us and we hope she will be back soon!!!
Kimberly really fitted in well with our family as she is very easy going and has a great sense of humor!!
We will miss her alot!! But she promises to come back
… read more soon😊
Kimberly was a wonderful help around the house, always kept it very clean and tidy.
Thank you Kimberly for everything, we won't forget you especially Arabella ❤️
Best of luck on the rest of your travels, see you soon and thanks again for everything xx
Left by Workawayer (Kimberley ) for host
What could I say to describe my wonderful stay with Brian and Caroline?
Well... Words wouldn't be enough... I couldn't have dreamt for a better place to stay. I've been a Workawayer for about 5 months now and this has been my best experience so far.
Brian and Caroline (and all the family) are incredible hosts! Easy-going, friendly, nice, they made
… read more me feel at home the second I arrived (so did the dogs, especially Buddha Arabella ahah).
They are the family I had the most difficult time saying goodbye to. They became my Irish family.
I didn't feel like the job was a job, I was just another member of the family helping with the chores.
Anyway... Thanks for everything guys!
See you very soon 😁You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Conor) for host
Caroline and Brian were friendly and accommodating hosts.
There was an easy going and positive atmosphere in their home.
The work was straightforward, in the garden and some painting indoors.
A hike up Mount Brandon which I joined Brian for was a cool experience to have.
They are open minded and welcoming people so it was a pleasure to talk.
Thank
… read more you very much.You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Conor)
Conor is a lovely genuine guy and it was a pleasure having him stay with us. He was always so tidy, neat and cleaned up after himself. Conor helped us with our garden and he also did painting. Great worker and great attention to detail.
Would highly recommend Conor and would gladly welcome him back anytime.
Best of luck on your travels!!
Left by Workawayer (Philine) for host
I had such a wonderful time at Caroline and Brian's place, I don't even know where to start. Everyone in this family that I met was incredibly welcoming, so that it took no time at all to feel at home in this busy house. It's never too busy to have a good laugh though, I think there wasn't a day that I spent without a smile on my face. The animals
… read more are a lovely and slighty - but definitely in a good way - crazy bunch and I'm pretty sure they've got that from their owners :P I spent my days looking after the animals, helping in the household, going for walks around the village, laughing so much I felt like I was working on my six-pack and increasingly wishing I could just stay longer. The public transport is basically right next door which makes it easy to explore the beautiful County Kerry on your days off! I said goodbye partly laughing and partly crying because I'm really sad to leave but also really grateful to have met these people. I know I'll be coming back, if only to get my hair dyed again 😍 thank you for everything, all of you, I can't wait to come back!!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by Workawayer (Alessio & Cecilia) for host
This was the best experience in our life, we will never forget you. Caroline and Brian treated us like their children, since the first day, make us part of the family. they are very nice and smiling people, they didn't miss anything to us.
We also spent a special Christmas and a very funny new year's eve together.
they helped us grow up and become
… read more responsible, trusting us in the different works that we did inside and outside the huge house.
in these three months spent together we have learnt to know this "crazy" family, their simplicity, kindness and their way of life in touch with nature and with the animals. Moreover we had improved our english, also thanks to Annie, Oisin and Elena, who were always available to correct us.
Ireland and its people are amazing and very very friendly. We have discovered a little paradise there.
We were so lucky to meet you and we hope to see you soon.
Thank you for everything, we love you and your veg!
P.s. Caroline is a very good skinny cook,no problem BrianYou can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Alessio & Cecilia)
What can I say only Alessio and Cecilia were an amazing couple!! Initially they came to stay with us for 2 weeks but because we all got along so well they ended up staying here with us for 3 months.. They helped with all the jobs, they picked up really fast on how to do the horses, dogs and housework, they paint, did our garden and the list goes
… read more on.. Alessio and Cecilia have a great sense of humor and would bring joy to any home!! Our children loved having them and our dogs 😊.
We have made friends for life and looking so forward to seeing them both again xxx
Left by Workawayer (Gonzalo & Vanesa) for host
Everything was wonderful, it's a very nice, fun and friendly family. They are simple, relaxed people with beautiful animals. They already had workaway at home but they invited us anyway to spend time at their brother's house which was very close. And that was a nice gesture! Thank you. We helped painting, they took us to Dingle, where we spent the
… read more night and were able to walk around. We went shopping once a week, We didn't lack anything.
Thanks for everything!!!You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership.
Left by host for Workawayer (Gonzalo & Vanesa)
Gonzalo and Vanessa were both a very very nice couple. They were fantastic workers, got along really well with our family, kids and animals . Vanessa is an amazing artist!!
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Join our family and help us with our animals and daily life in Killarney, Ireland
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