Experience life with a warm family, beautiful nature, and a loving community in Mountshannon, Ireland

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    Help around our home in beautiful Mountshannon, County Clare, Ireland.

    Hello there,

    . We live in East Clare, close to the beautiful, lakeside village of Mountshannon. We have wonderful countryside around us, with rolling hills, forests and of course the lake.

    We have a very good community around us, with a lot of family and friends. Our home in general is not a quiet house, lots of people travel through :)

    Alan is a retired housing officer who worked for the social sector (helping people get affordable and safe housing) and Mieke is in the process of changing her career and developing new skills.
    Alan plays guitar and meets up with his band to play locally from time to time and you are welcome to come along.

    Sophie our daughter lives on the land with her little girl Nina, 3 years old. They often drop in and/or eat with us.

    Our son Noah and his wife Cassie visit every now and then, they are both in their late/mid-twenties and generally very happy socialising with anyone who lives with us. They have a very big, enthusiastic and friendly dog, so it is important to like dogs!

    There are Bus connections to Limerick city and Ennis, which take about an hour.
    However, you are also welcome to join us on shopping trips etc.

    We have a young very enthusiastic dog Bilbo, two cats - Mimsy and Charlie, and a few chickens. We also have a big garden with a tunnel (greenhouse), a vegetable patch, and some fruit trees.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Jardinage
    Aide à la maison
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Dev. durable
    Animaux de compagnie
    Soin des plantes
    Bricolage / artisanat
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Jardinage
    Animaux
    Yoga / bien-être
    Nature
    Danse
    Randonnée
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    You will find a warm welcome with us and hope you will be a part of our family and community during your stay. We live very rurally, but our house is not often empty :)

    Alan loves entertaining - he plays the guitar - sometimes in a band, he loves games and storytelling.

    Mieke knows a lot about food, preparation, gardening, herbs and being on the land, she loves foraging, using wild foods, and being/living outside.

    We have the lovely small village of Mountshannon 2KM away from our house - perfect walking distance, in the village, are two bars, there is a small harbour and a little park, in the summer it is a hub for swimming and gatherings.

  • Au pair

    Aide « au pair »

    Cet hôte nous a fait savoir qu'il respectera la réglementation irlandaise en matière de séjours au pair.here

  • Aide

    Aide

    Mieke will sometimes be away on courses or for work, so we need someone to help during those periods with an extra pair of hands.

    Tasks:
    => Help around the place with small outdoor (building) projects and gardening – spring time is busy and we have some projects lined up.
    => Help clean the house and Ina’s room once or twice a week.
    => Caring for and feeding animals (dog, cats, hens)
    => Cooking dinner - this is often a communal event, everyone who is home and not busy doing other things gives a hand
    => Be at home when Alan and Mieke are both out - this won't be often, but it will give us some necessary freedom, Ina does not feel very happy on her own in the house, and Bilbo needs his runabouts...

    Our vegetable garden will need a lot of care this year, so someone who loves working in a garden is a plus

    We like to discover together with you what other tasks would be most suited to you... each volunteer has been a very different experience for us, as there is a lot of freedom in designing your own "tasks" within the general needs we have. If you are willing to learn new skills that would be perfect!

    We prefer to have Skype or Zoom contact before you arrive to get to know each other a bit better.

  • Langues parlées

    Anglais: Courant
    Hollandais: Courant
    Allemand: Intermédiaire

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    You will have your own small room in the house and we share the bathroom.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    Mountshannon is beautifully situated on the shores of Lough Derg in County Clare looking out to Holy Island - which has the ruins of a 9th-century monastic settlement. Further away, there is the wonderful West Coast of Ireland with its beaches and The Cliffs of Moher.
    We live in a walkers paradise with plenty of hiking and walking ways all around us. The cities of Ennis, Limerick and Galway are around 45 minutes to 1 hour by car. We are happy to show you the surroundings or bring you to the bus stop so you can travel a bit by yourself.

    You will be part of our family so you are welcome to join us when we go to the pub, a party, a movie night or other activities if you like!

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

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L'image montre une jeune fille et un chien debout sur un canapé, regardant par la fenêtre un jardin avec des arbres et des plantes dénudés.
L'image montre quatre personnes debout sur un quai au bord d'un plan d'eau, avec un ciel nuageux et des arbres en arrière-plan, toutes vêtues de manteaux et souriantes.
L'image représente une femme assise sur le sol avec son chien, sur fond de colline rocheuse et de ciel bleu avec des nuages blancs.
L'image représente une scène de jardin serein avec une serre, comprenant un chemin de terre, des arbres et une variété de plantes, sur fond de ciel bleu avec des nuages blancs.
L'image représente une charmante maison blanche au toit sombre, dotée d'un patio et d'un jardin, sur fond de ciel bleu serein avec des nuages blancs.
L'image représente un cadre extérieur serein, avec un grand espace vert et herbeux, un arbre bien visible au centre, entouré d'une clôture et d'un plan d'eau.
L'image montre un groupe de personnes debout, avec quelques individus au premier plan. L'arrière-plan est un mur ou une clôture de couleur claire, et l'atmosphère générale semble être celle d'une communauté et d'un rassemblement.
Un groupe de personnes est rassemblé autour d'un feu de camp, profitant d'un événement social. La scène se déroule dans un cadre naturel, avec des arbres et des collines visibles au loin. L'atmosphère est détendue et agréable.
L'image représente un chien noir et blanc debout sur la rive herbeuse, avec un jouet rouge et vert à proximité, dans un cadre naturel serein.

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