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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
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
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
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
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 :)
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Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Irish: Courant
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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...
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
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
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
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Mes animaux
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We made so many unforgettable memories… read more
We took care of the cats and chickens with great pleasure and loved painting and helping maintain the house as well.
Thank… read more
Note: Luke… read more
During the first week, I took care of the house and the animals while Edel and Luke were on holiday. They provided me with clear instructions about the tasks, which included painting doors and cleaning the house, as well as the daily chores, which involved… read more
Edel and Luke are very sweet people.
During these weeks I mainly took care of their lovely pets (cats and chickens) and the house, but I also had the opportunity to work with them on the bog, an exclusively… read more
During our stay, we fed their three cute cats, their hens and rooster, we helped their friends... It was really a great opportunity and experience!
They introduced us to local places, and they even cooked a delicious meal for us! We also… read more
Luck and Edel also… read more
Before I arrived they share with me useful information about the house, including videos of how to feed the animals, the washing machine, dishwasher, and television and that I had enough groceries for the week.
At the beginning they were on holidays so… read more
They are friendly and we were able to share a few games evenings with them.
Although Edel and Luke's accommodation was a little out of the way, they didn't hesitate to drop us off in the surrounding villages so that we could make the most of the area.
The working hours were always respected and the work… read more
I loved to be able to experience Donegal a bit more and I sure would love to return to this beautiful part of the world.
For the most… read more
Before I arrived they made sure, that I had enough groceries for the week and even got some irish snacks for me (which were really good).
My tasks were mainly taking care of the animals and keeping the house clean, while they were away, which allowed me to have enough free time (I spend a lot of… read more
Their three cats… read more
We have to take care of the cats and the hens. It was not really difficult ! Especially because Edel and Luc gave us all the informations we needed (even more haha).
They are lovely persons and really respectful. We had a great room… read more
