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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 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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Small sanctuary for rescued ponies in County Waterford, Ireland

I run a small pony sanctuary — quiet, steady, a place with its own rhythm. I am looking for a woman who’d like a change of pace and an opportunity to learn about Horse Guided Empowerment as well as care for abused ponies. Experience with equines ......

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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 😀 We generally like to host stays of a 1 month period to begin with, extensions are then possible. If you have your own transport we can discuss possibly a longer initial stay. Please make ......

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Help with animals and around my home in Donegal, Ireland

Seeking 1 or 2 helpers with my 7 horses and 3 dogs. Preference given to vegetarians or vegans. Horses are usually stabled November to April so there’s mucking out carrying feed exercising grooming etc. Please let me know your experience when you ......

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Join our farm and experience authentic rural life in South Kilkenny, Ireland

Hi. My name is Michael. We run a family farm in south Kilkenny, not far from Waterford city. We have a suckler herd and also rear calves to beef and grow crops including barley, oats, maize and fodder beet.

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Come join our rescue farm in Ballinadee, West Cork, Ireland

LGBTQ+ friendly 🏳️‍🌈💜😊 We are looking for volunteers to help us take care of our many animals on the rescue farm over the winter! Feeding, and changing their bedding along with other fun projects on the rescue farm ! 😊 We love to have people ......

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Share our family life and explore local culture in Co Mayo, Ireland

PLEASE READ OUR PROFILE CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING TO US. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A UNIVERSITY STUDENT ONLY FROM AN EU COUNTRY, AGED 18/22 WE HAVE AVAILABILITY FOR AUGUST . MINIMUM STAY 3 WEEKS. My name is David, a retired construction/project ......

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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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Join me in my garden and experience the unspoiled nature and mountain views in Kilcar, Ireland

Hello, I’m Bianca—48 years old, German, and making a fresh start here in Ireland. I'll live in beautiful County Donegal, surrounded by unspoiled nature, with views of the mountains and just a few minutes' drive from the coast. I used to call Germany ......

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Stay in a traditional thatched cottage in County Galway, Ireland

I am Émilie and I have bought a lovely traditional cottage in County Galway in a very rural place. Its a protected structure that is from 1800's. Surrounded with fields and stone walls, i also have ruins. Very close to Connemara. Only 45mins from ......

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Help a family on the beautiful island of Inishbofin, Ireland

Hello! We are a family of four living on the lovely island of Inishbofin. We have two bright young boys, aged 11 and 13 years old. Our home is located at the Western end of the island, just around the corner from a pub/restaurant and beside one of ......

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Join our creative family home and discover rural Wexford, Gorey, Ireland

Hi! I'm Marty (he/him/them), an autistic music lover, home cook, book and music enthusiast based in Wexford, Ireland. Living in a wooden house on a hobby farm. I previously studied modernist/postmodernist literature and philosophy, and those ......

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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. Last minute short term availablity, from 21 July to 1 August. Next availablity January 2027 I live in Ennis, a lovely town that is the ......

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Share an enriching experience with our family in rural Co. Clare, Ireland

Hi there, We are a family of five; Maire and Declan and we have 2 small girls aged 5 & 2 & a 10 month old baby boy. We are looking for help with daily life and household tasks in Co. Clare. We live 15 mins from Ennis which has very good transport ......

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Help to prepare a sailing cargo and humanitarian NGO in Faro, Portugal

We are an intentional international sailing collective and charity working toward a cleaner, fairer ocean. Our ship—a 50m traditionally rigged steel sailing vessel—is newly joining our organisation and currently undergoing preparation for upcoming ......

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Experience Irish pub and village culture near Dingle, Ireland

Would you like to live and work in one of the most scenic spots in the West of Ireland? We have 1xspot on our team for an experienced bar tender only. Please send your experience(Bar) in your message please, Thanks! The position is Mid/Late ......

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Family help in North Cork in beautiful Fermoy, Ireland

We would prefer a longer term stay. A minimum of three months stay. It is important that we can communicate so you will need to have some level of English. We host females only and it would be a benefit to you, if you had a car but not necessary. ......

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Multicultural family help in home in Connemara, Ireland

Looking for healthy, adventurous and cheerful people to help us with light DIY in an old house and garden in Connemara. Nice accomodation and good food in return for help with gardening, painting, moving furniture around and dog minding/walking. ......

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Learn permaculture skills volunteering off-grid in West Cork, Ireland

Hi everyone, I'm uncertain if I will host any volunteers this summer ('25). The caravan is under renovations and I will be off site a good bit. I'll see how it goes and update here if there are more definite plans one way or another. Best, Paul ......

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