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Help with some tasks around our home and gardens near the Forest in County Kildare, rural Ireland

I am a middle aged man, widower of 9years. I live in county Kildare, about 40 minutes from Dublin, in rural Ireland on a farm, with a 20 year old forest. The house is quite secluded, down a long country avenue. Farm and forest adjoins bog of Allen. ......

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Join our family home in Spanish Point, on the beautiful rural West Coast of Ireland

Hi, thankyou for taking the time to read our profile. 😊 * Currently seeking help now until early June. We have current availability for 2 seperate roles. Our main role is in the overall description below of family home help support. As an extra ......

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Enjoy the natural beauty nearby and stay on an organic hobby farm in Sligo, on the west coast of Ireland

Hi! We're Paola and Andrew, and we live and work on a small private farm just outside the village of Beltra—about 20 minutes from Sligo town, nestled between the mountains and the wild Atlantic Ocean. We focus on growing organic vegetables for ......

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Explore daily life on an off-grid smallholding in Mahon Falls, Ireland

Hi I'm Tom and I live on a 10 acre small holding in Co Waterford and have relocated from London. Over the last 5 years we have installed an off grid solar system that generates all our electricity, we have a wood fired range that is used to heat ......

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Help our family with young children in Tipperary, Ireland

Dear Workawayers, We will welcome you into our family. We live in a four bedroom house in the country. We are 25 minutes from Limerick city, 1 hour form Cork and only 7 minutes from the nearest town. We are a young, married couple with five small ......

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Join our country seaside cottage and discover the surroundings of Annascaul, Ireland

We are a family of four: Shane and Angela, with our children Maryanne, 14, and Joseph, 12. We live on a small family farm in Inch, near Inch Beach, in beautiful County Kerry. We have 2 dogs, 5 cats, 2 donkeys, 4 hens, a duck and around 40 goats, so ......

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Welcome to our home on the outskirts of a town in County Mayo, Ireland

Some new availability May 23rd to June 8th if you are looking for a short stay between these dates of 3-7 days . Make a weekend of it! Looking for a change? You are welcome to visit us for a weekend or a short or longer! stay if you like to help ......

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Help us and enjoy unique tiny island of Inishturk Island, County Mayo, Ireland

We are Anne and Paddy and we live on the beautiful Island of Inishturk with our dogs, hens and sheep. Our kids are grown up and live on the mainland with their own families.

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Help a family at home in the countryside near Kilkenny City, Ireland

Hi we live in countryside 5 mins from kilkenny city, bus goes by our door every day!! We have three beautiful girls. A 13-year-old, a 11 year old and a 9year old. We love sports as a family and attend matches etc! We also live on a farm! We have ......

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Help me create off-grid eco spaces for dancing and living in my peaceful forest near Tipperary, Ireland

Hello, my name is Fionntáin, you are welcome to my forest :-) On a south facing slope, my 9 acre forest consists of about 7200 deciduous trees which were planted in 2001…. a clearing in the middle allows for views to the beautiful mountains...... ......

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Pet sitting in scenic and nature-filled Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland

Please make sure you read my entire profile for the "secret phrase" All messages in English only please. Next availablity November 2026. I live in Ennis, a lovely town that is the gateway to the scenic, nature-filled mid-west of Ireland. Ennis is ......

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Music, creativity and simple living in the wild wild west, Dingle, Ireland

One man and his dog living in a unique self built music & art live/work/play space. Offering to share the place with other original creative people, find common ground & help eachother pursue our creative journeys. Not really for organised people ......

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Join our family and visit the local historical sites in Navan, Ireland

Hello and welcome! We are a warm and welcoming family based in Navan, County Meath, just 40 minutes from Dublin. Our home has a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, and we love meeting people from all over the world who are curious about Irish life and ......

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Stay in beautiful seaside village on the east coast of Ireland

I live on a farm in a beautiful seaside village in the South East of Ireland. I am looking for someone to help me 5 hours a day 5 days a week (days may differ from week to week) around the house, yard and garden. Help will include weeding, grass ......

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Learning and sharing skills with our family near Clonakilty, Ireland

Help with sharing skills, gardening, painting, cutting firewood, socialise with us, and pet care My name is Grit and I have a 14 year old son. We live in the South of Ireland near a little town called Clonakilty (about 10 km outside the town ......

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Enjoy a peaceful rural experience in beautiful Gortahork, Ireland

We are a married couple who live with our 3 little cats ( 10 hens and 2 roosters residing outside!) at our home near the beautiful mountains of North West Donegal, in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking region). We have a small field and some trees and ......

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Live with busy family in the beautiful countryside outside Bantry by the sea, South West Ireland

Looking for someone from now to end of June . Work will be small painting projects inside and outside and some gardening - planting etc We are a family of six both mum and dad are teachers . Patrick teaches young children (4-12yrs) while I , Marie ......

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Live off-grid and help a self sufficient family in West Cork, Ireland

Hi guys PLEASE READ CAREFULLY the below and if you are INTERESTED CONTACT US. We are looking for someone who is interested in Gardening, Looking after chickens and help in the house. We need helpers who would be interested in our way of life ......

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Join us in our garden in beautiful Wicklow, Ireland

Stay with our large family in the beautiful Wicklow countryside and help us in our four acre wild walled gardens. We have chickens, ducks, geese , goats, dogs and cats.

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Help in our organic garden in Munster, Whitegate, Ireland

We are Stephen [English], and Froukje [Dutch]. We have a cat, Jasper, and a dog Lily. We also have a small flock of chickens and ducks. We grow a range of fruit and vegetables, which we used to sell at a weekly market in Limerick. We stopped ......

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