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Come and help in beautiful Kinvara, near the sea and the Burren!
I am about 5km from a village called Kinvara, about 20km from Galway City.
I currently need help with a couple of things
- Minding my baby daughter (playing with her, entertaining her etc) whilst I'm working online in the house
- A couple of evenings potentially babysitting whilst my daughter is asleep
- Some weeding of the garden and vegetable patch
- Walking or minding our doggie on some mornings/other days (I did have 3 dogs, but now only one - the black one in the pics). There may also be other jobs like painting, and there's ALWAYS work in the house cleaning and tidying.
I am a single mother with a toddler - 2 in July 2025 - and as I work online I often need help with her so that I can work. My work is sporadic, so you may come at a time when I'm busy, or not busy. When I'm not, the work would be more in the garden or with my doggie, and when I'm busy, it's playing with and entertaining my daughter and/or cooking vegan food for her.
You would have your own bedroom and small bathroom with shower. I also have some musical instruments in case you play or sing :-)
You would really need to be an animal lover - my dog is allowed everywhere, so this is NOT for you if you don't like dogs in the kitchen, in the bedrooms, and if you can't ensure the front gate is always CLOSED for safety. You'd also need to be very strong and understanding of doggie temperaments, as my dog can react to cats...and especially other dogs she doesn't know.
I am vegan so only the dog eats meat in this house! Therefore, you must be vegan or vegetarian, and a non-smoker (that's any type of substance), non-vaper. You would also need to be a tidy person. Untidiness and dirty dishes etc are stressful to me, so I only like to do workaway if it makes my life easier, not more difficult!
I can provide lots of fruits and vegetables, pasta, rice, salads, etc. Let me know what you like and I will buy it in, so long as it is vegan (you can buy your own dairy if you are vegetarian and I can buy eggs). I tend to leave people to cook for themselves, and to share a meal if we're around for dinner at the same time. I'd love new vegan recipes for my daughter to try.
If you have your own transport, that would make it easy for you in your spare time, unless you're content to be home and/or by the beach a lot of the time. I also have a bicycle you can use - it's a 25 minute cycle to the bus stop if you want to go into Galway or the other way towards the Cliffs of Moher and Doolin. I can give lifts into Kinvara on some days.
Please get in touch if interested and let me know your experience with dogs, children (especially toddlers) and gardening/outdoor work!
The more last minute the better for me, as I never know what I'm doing work or travel-wise too far ahead!
Jeni
Note: I still need to update the profile pics - we now only have one dog (the black one) as the other two have sadly passed away since I uploaded these.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Charity work
Culture
Vegetarian or vegan
Pets
Self development
Plant care
Music
Gardening
Cooking & food
Languages
Writing
Animals
Hiking
Nature
Dancing
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Kinvara is beautiful, calm and peaceful. I am also happy to help with English language (I used to teach English abroad). You'll learn more about dogs, gardening and childcare - though the idea is that you have some experience of these already (especially childcare)
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Help
Childminding, creative play, dog minding, dog walking, gardening and cleaning (plus general tidying)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I am interested in learning Persian and in practising my Portuguese, Spanish and French.
Accommodation
Private room, bathroom with bath/shower
What else ...
During your time off, you can go to the local pub up the road, walk to the beach, cycle into Kinvara or go into Galway city (20km) on the bus where there are many things to see and do. There are restaurants and cafes in Kinvara itself, though the area where I live is generally rural and quiet.
Please do not apply if you are a smoker (even outside/casual/e-cigs), or if you are not passionate about animals. It is essential that you are a dog lover and have lots of experience with dogs, as well as being vegan/vegetarian and caring about animals.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I don't have a massively high speed connection but I do have internet and work online myself.
Space for parking camper vans
I have a large driveway so am happy to host workawayers who come in campers.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Latifa (10 years)
A royal dog, almost like a person (but better!). Getting older now, a bit of arthritis, but still a complete diva! She can be reactive to other dogs on the lead, so needs somebody strong, and you can't trust her 'just anywhere' but I have a place to let her have a good run, near the house. We'll also go on walks together with her tracker. She is allowed everywhere and normally sleeps on my bed.
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There was another workawayer at the same time who mostly minded the garden and took Latifa (the dog) for a walk, so my main task was playing with Alanna. I really enjoyed looking after her and doing many different things with her, as playing outside, painting or doing different… read more
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There was another workawayer at the same time who mostly minded the garden and took Latifa (the dog) for a walk, so my main task was playing with Alanna. I really enjoyed looking after her and doing many different things with her, as playing outside, painting or doing different… read more
First of all, I stayed at with Jeni for 2 months to be exact. Initially, I thought I could only stay for two weeks but to my luck I could stay longer. Jeni and John are great people. Jeni is really kind and nice and really wonderful! Just one small detail shows what a great soul Jeni is. She always asked so politely… read more
I use to do the walks with Jeni and we talked about a lot of things, she is an… read more
They are playful, loving bitches with a lot of personality.
Jeni's house is a large space, we feel very comfortable.
We make many beautiful memories sharing with jeni, latifa and bella.
Sharing… read more
Jeni an interesting wooman and her dogs are very very nice.
The house is pleasing, Jeni have good task for the decoration. It's cosy !
I stay just for one week, but it was sufficient to have good moments, with her dogs and her neighbours.
I will come back !
Her home is lovely, large and very comfortable and surrounded by beautiful views, farmland and animals... a wonderful alternative to city/village life!
And then there is Latifa... just about the sweetest,… read more
We were guests in the sharehouse, and shared food with Jeni (who is vegetarian) and one of the other lodgers. For breakfast we'd make porridge and there were eggs. For lunch, there was bread with… read more
She has a nice and very comfortable house, where you’ll feel relax
Jeni is a good person, very nice, peacefull and very respectful. :)
Schedule working time are defined, however there is also plenty of time to rest. (read, relaxed in front of beautiful landscape, visited Galway and surrounding, exchange and… read more
