Vegetable garden care at our home in Co Kildare, Ireland

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06/01/2021
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We live 3 miles from Castledermot co. Kildare on a tillage farm in a house that was built by our family in 1775. It was originally a mill house so we still have the mill race for swimming. We have the usual gambit of hens, peacocks and three horses.The garden around the house needs a lots of trimming down and replanting.
We also need help in the house with painting.
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería
Mantenimiento general
Ayuda doméstica
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
This house is a heritage house that has been in the same family since it was first built in 1776. So there are many layers of family history. Workawayers benefit from thee fact that it is a working farm, that we have a great vegetable garden and that I work as a sculptor as well as running this house. They would also realise that we are interested in culture, music the arts and above all conversation.
Ayuda
Help also welcome in the vegetable garden, also thinning saplings. Ability to use a small chain saw would be great and it would be an advantage if you could use a strimmer BUT its not a must.
Idiomas hablados
English: Fluido
German: Principiante
French: Principiante
Alojamiento
We would have the volunteer/s stay with us in the house and live with us as a family. there os one double room and a single room
Un poco más de información
- Acceso a Internet
- Acceso a Internet limitado
- Tenemos animales
- Somos fumadores
- Puede alojar familias
¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
Horas esperadas
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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front of Millbrook

Comentarios escritos sobre este anfitrión (24)

04/09/2019

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Paloma)

Paloma was an absolute pleasure to have staying in Millbrook. It ended more like she was a friend and very helpful house guest. Apart from the most delicious gespachzo that Paloma produced daily, she also was a real help in the garden and generally around the house. I would recommend her most highly, although we would rather keep Paloma to… read more

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22/08/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Paloma) para el anfitrión

I really hope that instead of remember this family I will meet them again.
Robin and Catherine are the perfect host, warm, interesting, funny. I felt at home since my arrival. Millbrook is a gorgeous place perfect if you like nature, the house is amazing. Is a very quiet place and I have enjoyed all the outdoor work and any task and hope I have… read more

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11/03/2019

Dejado por el workawayer (Timon & Julia) para el anfitrión

Sorry for the late feedback!

If we could give you more than 5 stars, we definitely would!! We´ve stayed 3 weeks at Catherine´s and Robin´s house and and it was truely amazing! Catherine and Robin are such lovely and warm hearted people, always taking care of us, taking us to the circus, pub and a party. Catherine is such a great cook! We really… read more

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24/09/2018

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (María)

Maria was a warmhearted lovely girl from Spain. I would highly recommend her and her friend to anyone. They worked really hard and completed every task with ease and a smile. Come and see us again.

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24/09/2018

Dejado por el workawayer (María) para el anfitrión

It was a wonderful experience. Catherine, Robin, and their family are all lovely people. I was there for two weeks with my friend Sonia and we enjoyed a lot our experience. We did gardening, cleaning, painting and some cooking. You have all the flexibility to do the work and the food is amazing, Catherine is a great cooker. The dogs are lovely too… read more

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05/09/2017

Dejado por el workawayer (Lucas) para el anfitrión

I do not stop wondering if what I experienced was really reality, it was an unbelievable experience, I could write for days about the experiences that I had.
I am immensely glad about the treatment that I had in the house.
Catherine is a wonderful person who has a lot of energy, you will really look her as a mother. Robin was one of the people… read more

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20/09/2016

Dejado por el workawayer (Aleksandra & Archie) para el anfitrión

So many beautiful memories that have been held in our hearts and not this many words to write to make it live up to the wonder that were our almost two weeks with Catherine, Robin and everybody in their amazing family (including the most adorable dogs you will ever meet!)...
A small bad, jealous part of Ola wants to lie and write how terrible it… read more was only so that new people will not come to Millbrook when she cannot be there still for who knows how long (because it is obvious that the two of us will definitely come back, one day - hopefully soon enough!)... But it is not the place for such indecency, and it would be unbearable to do such a horrible thing to the wonderful people we met and that still need the help of good-willed workawayers! And so, everything that is written below shall be 100% true, even if it seems almost too good to be real - believe us, we were dubious about some of the previous feedback notes, but reality exceeded the expectations so much!
It was our first Workaway experience, first holidays on our own that far away from our home - it was only natural that everybody in our family would be anxious... But, coming to Ireland, we found something so unbelievably stunning that it was hard to believe, at first, that people so kind even existed in today's world - our new Irish Workaway family! We were treated as members of such from the very first moment we arrived, beginning with the cozy accommodation within the breathtaking walls of the house, through the tastiest cooking and the most inspiring and amusing conversations at the table, finishing at the amount of priceless help with planning our trip on the days off (Galway City and Inis Mór would certainly not seem as welcoming without it) and the week we spent in Dublin after we had parted our ways with the one of a kind hosts!
The jobs we did were so rewarding themselves that they too felt like an important part of our wonderful adventure! Archie could not believe how we would deserve all the kindness we received from the hosts for "this little amount of work"... We helped with the beautiful garden, with preparing meals and keeping the kitchen tidy, we also tried our best at cleaning the windows and were even honoured to be able to give a hand with cleaning Catherine's splendid sculptures!
The area is so picturesque that most of the time, you don't even think you would need to go anywhere during your free time, just wandering through the fields and the forests seems enough to take the best break from everyday life one could dream of - of course, at least one of the dogs would always be stubborn enough to trot at our side!
So, if you are up for a fairy tale-like time with this open-minded, intelligent, hospitable family, if you want to take in the peace and the warm energy to flow through your veins after you taste what living is like in Millbrook... If you have as positive approach to life, are up for challenges and are not afraid to open your heart up to those excellent people... Do not hesitate any longer to write to Catherine, and get ready for a unique experience that will definitely change you, in only the good way!

(Dublin was so much fun afterwards but the worst part of it was that we didn't get to stay with you... You hold a great part of our hearts captive, especially Ola's, and we are already counting the days until the time when we shall come to see you again! Please have all our hugs and kisses, we wish you all the best! :))

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14/07/2015

Dejado por el workawayer (Jill & AnnaBeth) para el anfitrión

This was our first Workaway experience, and we couldn't have asked for a better introduction! They were so kind and welcoming. Sharing delicious meals and spending time talking with them was always a pleasure; we loved becoming part of their family for three weeks!
They made sure that we always had what we needed and that we were well informed… read more

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19/12/2014

Dejado por el workawayer (Finn) para el anfitrión

Robin and Catherine are two of the most generous, lovely people I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Their home is amazing - not only because it is beautiful but because they make it warm and welcoming. Sharing food and many wonderful conversations in this house will always be one of my fondest memories.

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14/08/2014

Dejado por el workawayer (Kenny & Lynn) para el anfitrión

This family were absolutely amazing. Being our first Work Away experience, we had no idea what to expect. As luck would have it, they treated us as part of the family. They consistently went out of their way to make us feel included and welcome. They showed great flexibility with regards to when we worked our hours, cooked us fantastic meals,… read more

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08/07/2014

Dejado por el workawayer (Andrea & Elena) para el anfitrión

I spent a month and a half and Elena a month with this wonderful family. We worked inside the house and outside, around the farm, all this with a lot of flexibility and free time to travel and for ourself.
We will have only good memories from this experience and we will always remember the Greenes as the example of the family you always would… read more

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09/02/2014

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (David)

We liked David very much and he was a very easy and also lovely person to have around. We found that he was very capable of doing any job and he was certainly very willing both to learn and try.
We would recommend him in any sort of situation

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09/02/2014

Dejado por el workawayer (David) para el anfitrión

Here we go!!!

I love the stay with the Greene's

I stayed there for two weeks and i gonna come back soon!!

You will be part of the family and will be treated as it. You will be free to eat and drink what you want. Relax job without pressure

Nice dogs and cats

Lovely place. I recommend it to everybody

Very funny couple haha

See… read more

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17/09/2013

Dejado por el workawayer (Irantzu) para el anfitrión

There are no words to describe the amazing experience we lived with this family, one of the best summers ever.

We spent a month there and we were treated as if we were two more daughters of the family. The house was always full of people: friends of the family, neighbours... We never had time to get bored and we were always learning new and… read more

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30/08/2013

Dejado por el workawayer (Hendrik & Kai) para el anfitrión

Some things in life are difficult to describe - and staying with the Greenes is such a case. All of them make you feel like home from the moment you arrive till the point of time you have to leave finally - a sad moment of course!
While living there you are a part of this so wonderful lovely and crazy family. There is no other way to describe it.… read more

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27/08/2013

Dejado por el anfitrión para el workawayer (Alessandro & Michele )

thank you so much for such a sweet review.
We loved having you and you were quite special Italians.
You must promise to visit us when you come to Ireland again and we will send you to sligo...
We miss you still....

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27/08/2013

Dejado por el workawayer (Alessandro & Michele ) para el anfitrión

During my life I will alwas remember this family and the amazing time I spent in their farm... They will treat you as a member of the family, with the same duties and rights of the kids.
Catherine is an amazing cook, she always cook different and very healtly food, and Robin is a very intresting and pleasant farmer, he has an awesome knowledge… read more

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18/03/2013

Dejado por el workawayer (Francesca) para el anfitrión

I'm not sure I can manage to describe with words the wormth I experienced at the Greene's!
Catherine and Robin are just the perfect hosts, they will take care of you like you where a member of their family...I really felt like home!
But you'll find wormth and kindness not only from Catherine and Robin but also from their sons and daughters, thay… read more

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20/09/2012

Dejado por el workawayer (lorena) para el anfitrión

We spent three weeks with the Greenes and we were very happy. We felt like at home. They are very clever and interesting people. They love to know new things and different cultures thanks to the workawayers. If you go there you have to know that Millbrook is a farm, and you will have a complete countryside experience. To go everywhere you will… read more

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10/09/2012

Dejado por el workawayer (Adam) para el anfitrión

I spent a little bit over a month with the Greene family and I can only describe it as the ultimate workaway experience. :) They made me feel at home from the very first moment and always made sure I had everything I needed, and more. Friendly, easy going and very funny, they are brilliant company to be around.
The work is diverse and enjoyable… read more

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22/06/2012

Dejado por el workawayer (Anthony) para el anfitrión

I'm back since 1 month in my country want i wrote this...but my heart is still a little bit in Ireland with the Greene's family!!! I can tell you then everything you can read on their workaway profil is true! especially the last thing... ''We would have the volunteer/s stay with us in the house and live with us as a family.''

Everybody you do WA… read more

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04/10/2011

Dejado por el workawayer (Mireia & Bernat) para el anfitrión

We stayed for two months in Ireland and living with this lovely family was the best of our trip! the house is absolutely amazing, the food is just perfect and, the most important thing, they are lovely people!!!openminded, friendly...we really miss you all and hope to see you again!!!

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09/08/2011

Dejado por el workawayer (Chisato) para el anfitrión

I worked for just one week, but I experienced a lot.
That time was my first workaway, so I was nervous.
However this family is so kind and great !
Work is picking fruits , cleaning windows and painting the walls.
It was fantastic work .
I also worked with canadian couple,
we could have good conversation.
I had a great time there.
I am… read more

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24/07/2010

Dejado por el workawayer (Lindsay & Sean) para el anfitrión

We were treated as a part of the family and given a good taste of being Anglo-Irish. We were also able to visit many tourist sites in the area due to the close proximity to Dublin, Kilkenny, and Carlow. The work is hard but satisfying and completely worth it because the cooking and accommodation are absolutely amazing.

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