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Hello!
We are hoping to find someone to stay with us from the 28th July until mid Sept or later if it suits everyone.
Please send us a message if you have any questions or would like to chat about coming to stay.
We'd really love someone who is outgoing, motivated and ready to get stuck into family life straight away. We are a busy family and would love for someone to join us and be able to slot in quickly. While we love our down time, we don't spend a lot of time lounging so would ideally love someone who is eager to explore and take advantage of everything our beautiful little town has to offer.
We are a family of 5 looking for help with childcare in beautiful Castletownbere, West Cork.
We have been hosting Workaways since 2018 and have loved it and met some really good friends. We last hosted someone in August 2021. Unfortunatley, our little boy was born extremely prematurely on the 7th of August and our lives were turned upside down! Thankfully, after an extended stay in hospital, he is now home and doing well. During that time we switched off from everything, including the workaway emails and messages so apologies to anyone who messaged us during that time. But we are back and excited to welcome some new workaways to our home and our family.
Ellie turned 11 in September, Casey is 7 and Tom Óg (Irish for young Tom) is 2 since August. Due to his prematurity, he is more like a 1.5 year old at the moment in terms of his development. Ellie and Casey are in school Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm from September to June. They get the bus to and from school approx 7 minute walk from our home. Tom, my husband works full time in the town, 2km from our house. Claire works 2 days per week also in the local town and also does some work from home during the week. From August Claire will return to work full time. Tom Óg will start preschool in Sept and be there for 5 mornings a week.
We are a family of 5 looking for someone to join our little family to help us out with childcare and housework. We are looking for someone who is outgoing, active and confident with exploring the local area independently in their free time. As our lives are very busy, we really want someone who will easily fit in and be proactive about exploring. We are very involved in sports and are out alot of evenings/weekends at matches or training. When our sport and activites are not happening, we are home more often in the evenings. We are hoping for someone who will fit into our lifestyle and to help us with caring for the children and help us to keep our home neat and tidy. We are very easygoing and have thoroughly enjoyed our Workaway experience so far. We have definitely made some life long friends!
The ideal person will fit in with our family dynamic but also enjoy doing things for themselves and be proactive about getting out and about and meeting new people. The best experiences we've had have been with people who immersed themselves in our area and got involved locally in different activities. We love to share our home and time with people but also recognise and appreciate the need for time for us as a family.
We are interested in having someone to help for both days and evenings during the week and some weekends. We are very happy to facilitate set days off or days away to travel explore etc as required.
It is an ideal place for people interested in nature, photography, walking/hiking or cycling. We will provide a bicycle and helmet for all your exploring. We live 11 miles from the only cable car in Ireland and there is a Buddist Retreat centre close by also. It really is a gorgeous area. West cork is fantastic for travelling also.Our kids are energetic, outgoing and well mannered. We live in a 5 bedroom house outside of Castletownbere where there is a wide variety of nationalities.
You will have your own room with internet access and lots of free time. If you have any questions, please ask us. We look forward to talking to you.
If you have any questions, please ask!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Aide à la maison
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We will provide accommodation and food and a home away from home. If there are any special dietary requirement we may ask u to provide some of these yourself. But lets talk about it. We live in a fishing port right on the sea which is very popular with tourists. Its a beautiful part of the world. We are a very active outgoing family. We spend lots of time with our extended family and so it really will be like having another family.
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We are looking for help with childcare and housework. Ellie and Casey both attend school until 3pm. Tom Óg is currently cared for by his Nana on Monday's and is at home on the other days. Tom Óg will attend preschool 5 mornings oer week from Sept.
Both Ellie and Casey have lots of activities and the house is generally quiet busy. So we would really love someone who has lived independently previously, or had responsibilities at home around housework and cooking and has great initiative. We love people who see that something needs to be done and just does it. It's incredibly helpful to us. Our lives are very full and we'd love someone who can fit in easily and not create additional work for us.
During the summer month, July and August, we will require additional help as the kids are off school.
We would love the kids to experience a different culture too as we do not get alot of oppourtunity to go abroad. We have been hosting workaway's since September 2018. We had a lovely German girl, Elaine, stay with us for 3 months, Michela, who we miss greatly, came from Italy and stayed with us for 5 months. We then had 2 fantastic French girls, Lea and LIse, who stayed with us until the beginning of August. Sophia from Switzerland stayed with us for three weeks, Else from Holland was with us for 3 months and is missed by not just us but alot of people in our town. The lovely Asia from France was with us until the end of February. Celina from Germany was with us until the mid March and unfortunately had to return home due to the borders closing because of Covid. Marie from France joined us for 6 weeks in June. Johanna from Germany stayed for 6 weeks also and was an absolute pleasure. Andrea from Germany stayed with us from September until the end of October. She was an amazing girl and friend to us. She celebrated our wedding with us and really integrated into family life very easily. Ayumi, from Japan, has been with us since November. She had left to join another family in January. Our plans for January fell through and Ayumi returned to us immediately. She is great fun, very kind and patient and the kids adore her. She loves walking and has really made the most of our beautiful area. Desiree then joined us for a few weeks before Ayumi returned to us again. Since October 2021, when Ayumi left us, we hadn't hosted anyone else until this December. Anna stayed with us for 3 weeks and was fantastic. Sandra from Germany was with us from the end of January until the beginning of April and has reinvigorated our love for hosting workaways! Lotte joined us at the start of May and will stay until mid July. Anna from Germany stayed with us from early August until the end of September. Lena from Czech Republic was with until mid December, she really made the most from exploring our area and made some great friends as a result! Maddie from France stayed with is from Jan to late Feb, she became part of the family very quickly!
We have had a fantastic experience and have made some great friends!
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Double room in our newly built 5 bedroom home. Food will also be provided. Happy for you to help yourself or to join us for family meals.
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Only non smokers please.
We live on the Wild Atlantic Way so there is a multitude of things yo see and do. We encourage some travelling while you stay with us - we are very happy to accommodate travelling and will make it work for everyone.
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It was my first workaway adventure and I´m so happy that I found the amazing family and went to this journey! 😊
I stayed for 10 weeks with the family and it was such a great and funny time.
Tom Òg was such a cheerful, happy little boy and it was also really nice to be and to… read more
She integrated into family life with ease and became a good friend!
She was very good with the kids, kind and empathetic but assertive when needed. She was very patient and funny! She was proactive in getting out into the community and made lots of friends during her stay!
She was a great help around the house and was also… read more
She's a very friendly and cheerful person. She's very helpful and the kids loved her. Nothing was any trouble. She also was very independent and made friends in the area very quickly.
She will be a great addition to any house!
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It was my first workaway adventure and I´m so happy that I found the amazing family and went to this journey! 😊
I stayed for 10 weeks with the family and it was such a great and funny time.
Tom Òg was such a cheerful, happy little boy and it was also really nice to be and to… read more
She integrated into family life with ease and became a good friend!
She was very good with the kids, kind and empathetic but assertive when needed. She was very patient and funny! She was proactive in getting out into the community and made lots of friends during her stay!
She was a great help around the house and was also… read more
She's a very friendly and cheerful person. She's very helpful and the kids loved her. Nothing was any trouble. She also was very independent and made friends in the area very quickly.
She will be a great addition to any house!
She has a fantastic way with children which ensure lots of fun and laughter while having complete responsibility at the same time. The kids are very… read more
Due to Covid, I had to stay in isolation and was fortunate to do at their house. They not only provided me food and everything I needed but made sure I was at home.
After my isolation, I was finally able to get them known better. It’s a very active and… read more
Andrea is a fantastic girl. She is talented, kind-hearted and a general joy to have around. She was an excellent addition to our home and was a brilliant support to our family during a very busy time. She joined us for our wedding and integrated seamlessly into both our families. She is outgoing, friendly, poliet and… read more
We had a lot of fun together and spend much time. The family treated me as a family member right from the beginning, so we not only spend meals together but also went on some trips. They showed me the area and also offered me to join whenever they went somewhere or offered me a ride to town.… read more
She got on very well with Ellie and Casey and they really enjoyed the time they spent with her. She was a fantastic help around the house and was always on hand to help.
She is very mature and appropriately assertive with the kids. We didn't have to delegate much as she used her… read more
They are a very lovely family who were always kind to me and helped me whenever I needed help. After a few days I felt like a part of them. The kids are very active and it won’t be boring with them. They have a very good… read more
While she was with us we got to know her quiet well. It was during the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic in Ireland so there was a lot of uncertainty around travel etc.
Celina was very good with the children. It took her a little time to adjust to their personalities and routine but they got… read more
She stayed with us from September until just before Christmas. She immersed herself both in our home and our community immediately! She was patient and kind to our kids and good fun to be around for us also.
She leads a very healthy lifestyle which the kids also enjoyed.
We would welcome Else back in a heartbeat, as would alot… read more
She settled in very quickly and was a joy to have around. She showed great initiative around the kids and they loved spending time with her. She managed them very well and followed our requests without a problem.
She is a very happy bubbly person and… read more
She is very quiet and spent alot of time reading but is also easy to talk to!
The kids really liked her and she was very patient with them.
They are both very nice girls. Our children had a very good relationship with them immediately. They have lovely personalities, very happy outgoing girls and always eager to help!
They fit in straight away and all of our family will miss them!
The nature around Castletownbere is goregous and wonderful so if you are a naturelover you have to visit that place. Tom and Claire gived me a second home and… read more
