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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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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 us on our family permaculture project in Feakle, Ireland

Family of 3, son Cuan is 6, Leslie and Sean are in the early years of building a herbal permaculture small holding on 15 acres in East Clare. Leslie is a trained and practicing herbalist, and Sean has 15 horticultural experience, a permaculture ......

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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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Help me with various projects on my farm and home in Co Longford, Ireland

Hi all, i'm George, I live alone in a old Georgian house and farm that I have been restoring in Co Longford ( midlands) It is a peaceful place with mature woods a grounds. I am about 10 minute walk from our village, 15 minute drive from Longford ......

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Learn about self sufficiency on our family smallholding near Ballydehob, West Cork, Ireland

*We are looking for one or two people to join us for the month of July or longer* We are Lucy and Aimi and our daughters Maeve (5) and Síofra (2). We are looking for help with our vegetable plot, caring for the animals and some land help. We run ......

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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, 13 . 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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Creating a resilient property along permaculture principles in Shinrone, Co. Offaly, Ireland

We moved onto the 16ac property in 2024 and are developing it to become as self-sufficient as possible. We have installed solar panels, developed a vegetable patch, started our food forest, and have dug a large wildlife pond for bio-diversity. We ......

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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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Come and help at my Irish countryside home and garden in Kilmeedy, Ireland

We are a traditional irish family who love getting to know people from all over the world and making friends. We have a wide variety of animals at our home. We have fresh milk every morning from the cows, have fresh eggs every day from the hens. We ......

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Join us with our animals and learn about country living in Kilkenny, Ireland

***due to a cancellation I have 1 spot available for 4th July - 18th July*** 2026 will be my 5th year hosting workawayers and I enjoyed meeting so many different people and giving them the opportunity to experience rural Ireland We have a 100 ......

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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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We need help in our family run farm in a very scenic part of Wexford - Ireland

We have a family run farm in a very scenic part of Wexford. We keep beef cattle with some tillage and from time to time a horse. We are close to Ferns village which has really good bus service. Two of our adult children live at home and are working ......

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Help a fun, outdoors family near Carrick on Shannon. Co. Roscommon, Ireland

We are a small farm out side the bustling town of Carrick on Shannon. We have sheep, goats and horses as well as ducks, chickens, cats, dogs and a rabbit!! We are good fun and love being outside and having adventures - camping/fishing/swimming in ......

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Join us on an animal rescue in Kildare, Ireland

We are a large animal rescue in County Kildare who always need willing helpers. There’s a very good bus service to Dublin and other parts of the country if you want to explore on your days off. The rescue organisation is very busy and full of ......

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Help around our family farm and explore Irish culture in Cherrywood, Ireland

My husband and I work on the farm in Co Wexford and try to have it as eco friendly as possible . The Bann river runs through the farm and it is an idyllic location. We are looking for some to help us out and live as one of the family. We hope they ......

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Join our big and busy family life in Borrisokane, Ireland

Hello workawayers !! We are a family of 7 and run a busy dairy farm in Tipperary. David has farmed all his life and built up the farm. Jane is currently at home running the house and helps with some farm work. Our eldest daughter is married and ......

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Experience a traditional form of rural Irish culture near Carrickmacross, Ireland

Please only message me if you have read my complete profile. I look after retired racehorses in Co. Monaghan. I currently have 4 mares. The day starts off with an early morning feed. The horses are then turned out for the day. During the Winter ......

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Join an artist’s creative hub and help in our garden in Drimoleague, Ireland

We are a family who run a seasonal artist’s creative hub with live in residencies based on a 20 acre small holding in West Cork. We are an organic homestead and are currently producing some food for our own consumption. We are still in our infancy ......

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Join in and help with family life while exploring rural life in Skibbereen, Ireland

I am looking for an energetic all around individual that is looking for a long term stay. As this is more long term it would have to be the right candidate. I am a widow that lives mostly on my own. My kids are grown up, One is moving to Australia ......

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Come and enjoy this area while staying with me in Empuriabrava, Spain

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Language exchange at my charming farm near Bogota, Colombia

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Great hands on learning experience with a family at their homestead in Wildwood, AB, Canada

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Help a smily Peruvian family in Arequipa, Peru