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Description
We are a family of 5. My husband and myself and our three teenagers. . We enjoy travelling, cooking and spending time together. We have a very spoilt cat and dog.
Our poor dog has to have an operation so we are looking for help in the caring for her along with help in our extensive garden over the next few months.
We offer a self contained one bed apartment with kitchen and bathroom.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Pets
Gardening
Cooking & food
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Sailing / Boating
Beach
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our house is next door to Ballymaloe House best known for its family run country house and home grown produce used in the kitchen. We are a five minute drive from the Ballymaloe Cookery School and ten minutes from Ballycotton. We are a family that promotes good food and a healthy lifestyle. We have bikes you can borrow to explore the local area and a dog that needs minding
Help
We are looking for a couple/two friends to help in the garden and with our injured dog. This involves lifting her in and out of her crate to go to the toilet, keeping her clean and her crate and general minding.
We have two acres of land that is slowly being landscaped. There is a lot weeding and preparing the grounds, vegetable patches and trees for the winter and next spring. There are also a couple of DIY projects that we'd really welcome some help with around the house for those rainy days.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a stand alone apartment with one queen size bed and two single beds, bathroom and cooking facilities. We will supply all food and you have the option to eat with us or in the apartment.
What else ...
The area we live in is very beautiful close to beaches and seaside villages. There is an amazing cliff walk in ballycotton and long beach walks in Shanagarry. We are close to woods and have swimming facilities in summer and access to a tennis court. I have a bike that is free to be borrowed to explore the area.
We have a music venue close by with a variety of concerts held regularly from Traditional Irish music to contemporary world music.
A bus stops at the end of the road can take you to Midelton,our closest town or Cork our closest city, although there are always people to get a lift off.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a self contained apartment with good wifi and a desk.
Space for parking camper vans
We have ample space for parking a camper van
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Al (6 years)
Allie is a collie mix. Very friendly and loves people.
She has damaged her knee and needs an operation that will leave her crate bound for 8 weeks.
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She is happy to help out with any jobs asked of her. She helped keep the house clean, cooked delicious dinners and painted our bathroom. Her attention to detail is excellent. We have never had such a tidy linen closet.
We will miss her and look forward… read more
The kids are vivacious and responsible, fun and funny. Cully is a lot of fun and really spends a good amount of time engaging, including me in events and activities, and has lively conversation.
Bree is very lovely and gentle, understanding and very busy. It is nice to think of ways to… read more
While I was there, I mainly helped out in the garden, and I also helped with some organizational… read more
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She is happy to help out with any jobs asked of her. She helped keep the house clean, cooked delicious dinners and painted our bathroom. Her attention to detail is excellent. We have never had such a tidy linen closet.
We will miss her and look forward… read more
The kids are vivacious and responsible, fun and funny. Cully is a lot of fun and really spends a good amount of time engaging, including me in events and activities, and has lively conversation.
Bree is very lovely and gentle, understanding and very busy. It is nice to think of ways to… read more
While I was there, I mainly helped out in the garden, and I also helped with some organizational… read more
we can't thank you enough for this beautiful WorkAway experience!
We loved every second of it!
We loved spending time working in your garden and helping around the house.
Thank you so much for all the amazing experiences in East Cork!
