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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

    ********We CANNOT take more than one person at a time*************
    We really appreciate energetic people here who can work with initiative, use google/translate to look things up if necessary.

    Please FULLY READ our profile.

    From March to mid May 2025: we are looking for a female who can help with maintenance inside and outside the house in Moycullen , cooking and housekeeping .
    From May to September 2025 we need mostly help outside on the land around our house. Physical strength is important for this.

    The house is looking onto a lake.
    The land around it needs work, as does the house itself.


    Food: we eat a diverse range of cuisines and need someone open to trying different foods - though not red meat based.

    We are on the Connemara bus route. The bus routes are Bus Eireann 419 and CityLink 923 (look at the 419 timetable) and Clifden route

    Our family is Mark and Nikki (aka Dad and Mam), Maebh (22), Art (11)and Cuan (9). Maebh doesn't stay with us these days as she is away in university.

    I am presently a stay at home homeschooling mom after finishing up further education in accounting and previously worked in a street theatre company here in Galway. I continue my education with childcare and horticultural related courses.
    Mark and I both have B.A.s in Media and Irish(he), Geography(me).
    Mark finished studying a Masters in Primary Education and works in special education.
    I have had a variety of extra courses which have led to an eclectic collection on my CV! - Yoga Teacher, Massage Therapist, Horticulture, Accounting, TEFL, Montessori Childcare and Special Needs Assistant!!

    We have been to many European destinations, but my favourite travel experience is when I stayed for 7 months in India with Maebh. I went back twice after, but to stay in an ashram and to do training in yoga and massage styles. I know my husband's favourite 'travel' experience was his time spent living in Brazil. He worked as a TEFL teacher.


    We have been so grateful for the workaway people we've had - a few have truly been exceptional, beyond our expectations and so gladly received.

    We hope you will find our host listing interesting enough to ask more questions about.

    Help is Monday- Friday 9-3 with lunch break around 1/1.30.(but we are flexible enough)
    We try to accommodate giving more days off in a row so that people can travel further away - often people think it must not take long to get around Ireland but road networks and transport mean this isn't necessarily true.
    We can also guide you to attending free conversational English language exchange evening events in Galway town. Most people have found us easy to understand as we have neutral accents, are used to speaking to non native English speakers and have both been TEFL teachers

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Soin des plantes
    Jardinage
    Bricolage / artisanat
    Cuisine et alimentation
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Practicing English - we will try our best to speak as much as possible;. I tend to chat a lot throughout the day as I’m curious to know more about the people staying with us. And at dinner we converse a lot

    Enjoying Galway. There is a high student population in Galway which adds to the vibrancy of the city.
    Galway is a fun, vibrant town known for its arts and music scene, especially in July with the Film Festival and renowned Galway Arts Festival and Halloween for the Macnas parade. Also a feature is the Galway Market which runs every Saturday and Sunday.
    Travelling around on the days off. Numerous beautiful beaches are nearby (Silver Strand, Salthill, Barna), as well as the beautiful Burren, Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, and stunning, Irish-speaking Connemara. Also an abundance of lakes, including the one at the back of our house -Ballyquirke Lough.

  • Aide

    Aide

    May - September: Shelving, building bits and bobs, chopping wood, gardening - pruning and planting and weeding. General maintenance. Using own initiative is important or just a good amount of common sense!
    We would love someone with general knowledge of tools usage

  • Langues parlées

    Anglais: Courant
    Irish: Courant
    Portugais: Intermédiaire
    Français: Débutant

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Own Bedroom in a 4 bedroom Detatched House in the countryside.
    Alternatively; full caravan on site with memory foam mattress 😊

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    We are beside a lake and near coastal areas in Connemara and Salthill.
    Galway is well known for it's multicultural aspects and there is always something to do or go to here. There are many festivals or mini festivals. A quick google search would give you some idea!

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

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