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Enjoy a peaceful rural experience in beautiful Gortahork, Ireland

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a married couple who live with our 3 little cats, 6 hens and 2 roosters in our recently purchased home near the beautiful mountains of North West Donegal, in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking region). We have a small field and some trees and have started growing in raised beds in an organic style of gardening.
    It is a rural, peaceful and natural area with the mountain range and Glenveagh National Park nearby and within 12 minute drives to two stunning beaches.
    The Irish culture is alive and well here, with Gaelic (Irish) being the main language spoken along with English, as well as music sessions and local traditions evident in the area.
    Our usual workaway stay is 1 week up to a month at a time :) But in some cases we may be able to accommodate for longer.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
    Aide dans une ferme
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Dev. durable
    Dev. personnel
    Animaux de compagnie
    Films et télé
    Mode et beauté
    Ferme
    Événements/vie sociale
    Culture
    Écriture
    Arts du spectacle
    Musique
    Histoire
    Dessin et peinture
    Bricolage / artisanat
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Livres
    Art et design
    Animaux
    Yoga / bien-être
    Sports d'équipe
    Nature
    Montagne
    Randonnée
    Danse
    Plage
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    This a very traditionally Irish part of the country. You can practice Irish (Gaelic) here and take part in a music session or set dancing. Locally can take a trip to one of the islands or the national parks and often a beach day or sea swims are included if you like the sea!

    With us, you will learn how to take care of chickens in a free range, small farm style and some beginner gardening skills. We live in a fairly sustainable manner as this has a big emphasis on what we do so you will also experience how we do that :) We also do some cooking and baking, in particular gluten free and low carb, make our own kefir and grain free breads. You may add to your DIY repertoire with some light painting and basic tasks, although we may be learning from you also in some regards!

    If music is your thing, we have brought workawayers to local music sessions, Leo's Tavern for live music which is the home of Enya and also local Céilí dancing.

    If you would like to practice the local dialect of Donegal Irish (Gaelic) you are welcome to speak it with Edel here, or indeed practice your English.

    We will also happy cook some traditional Irish cuisine for you and share a drink or tea overlooking the valley here as the sun sets, or in front of a traditional turf fire!

  • Aide

    Aide

    Ideally we are looking for people with DIY skills if possible to help us as we do little tasks around our home. We are happy to collaborate and assist in this process as is often a learning journey!

    If you are not into DIY however and more into animals we have 3 lovely cats who are like family to us and we would be reassured if we need to go away that there is someone home to mind them. Also our chickens!

    Gardening-wise we will eventually be developing our field and fruit trees and in the meantime have started a small organic garden which may need a little care. One fairly unique Irish experience we have here our own bog for turf. This is done by hand as has been passed down for hundreds of years by our ancestors, and only in certain regions and is a very traditional and special type of work. We would be happy to show you this, if the weather is good for the time of year!

    Other duties can include some general cleaning and house tasks, and food prep for the animals. Sometimes little tasks come up day to day.

    A good attitude is the main thing and we appreciate people who are open and willing, as we also endeavour to do the same from our side so that people have a good experience staying with us here :)

  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Anglais: Courant
    Irish: Courant
    Français: Débutant

    Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
    Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
    Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Private bedroom and bathroom in our house, with king sized bed. For the electric shower this is in a different room (our en suite) but it always seems to work out fine.

    We are happy for guests to cook for themselves, by choosing food that they like which is covered by us, however we can also share some cooking activities with our guests, and everyone gets some typical Irish home cooked meals from us!

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    You will be staying in a really beautiful and unspoilt part of Ireland where life is still very natural here. It is an excellent area for hikes, mountain climbing, exploring local islands and water activities. It is a highly musical and creative part of the country also without heavy tourism.

    However, we are fairly remote here so please only consider coming if you feel you are independent to get around. There is a bus service from the local village where you can explore a wide range of activities. In order to get to and from the village you can walk (45 mins), there is a taxi service available or we will give you lifts when we can.

    It is a 40 min walk to the closest shop if you prefer to walk than to get a lift with us.

    We are flexible and easy going however our rule for guests is no heavy drinking, no drugs or smoking at the house.

    We also have quite a peaceful household and our cats are used to this sort of environment, although music is fine!

    Local sights include Tory Island, Glenveagh National Park, The Workhouse in Dunfanaghy, Leo's Tavern, Errigal Mountain, Muckish Mountain, the Backstrand Beach and Magheroarty Beach.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

    We have a decent internet connection in your bedroom, however it is excellent in the other rooms closer to the modem

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Deux

N° de référence hôte : 521998457619

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