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We live on a couple of acres in S. Sligo in the foothills of mountains famous on one side,
for their neolithic passagegraves/ cairns and, on the other side, the very impressive mythological caves of Keash.
This is great walking country! We are happy to take people to places of interest and share our stories with them,
that way we do loads more walking in Beauty ourselves!!!
Personally, I am very interested in languages and love the opportunity to learn other languages and culture and minimalise the invasive stronghold of English on our lives.
We have 3 daughters, not generally home and 1 grandson and one granddaughter, 3 cats, a large veg garden and tunnel, flower gardens, an orchard and a mixed woodland plantation where we harvest most of our firewood.
There is a pizza oven for enthusiastic bakers , built by the multi skilled Sandro from Albania 2 summers ago, who loved to cook,bake and talk (all at the same time) in the great outdoors. We have never become as adept as he, but we live and eat as organically as possible ,mostly homegrown vegetarian food and home made bread. Also trying to adopt as many permaculture ideas as possible in design and maintenance. We do not have a clothes dryer as there is ample wind in West of Ireland to dry us. plz understand to wash your clothes in a dry spell!!
Also, dont expect to shower everyday, the system cannot cope, there are other washing facilities however.
We have a keen interest in natural history,esp. bird-watching and are involved in both a butterfly and a moth recording survey at our place. There are 2 beehives and as I am learner beekeeper any knowledge or expertise appreciated!
Traditional music is big, esp flute playing, and plenty of opportunities to go to sessions around about ,or learn a tune or two. And Poetry is big too; Wb Yeats being a huge figure of the cultural landscape here!Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Prática de idiomas
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Manutenção geral
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
Language teaching English and Gaeilge. Access to our rich historial and sacred landscape and shoreline.
Music evening in the town!Projetos que envolvem crianças
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Ajuda
Mostly garden maintenance and making raised beds and paths, and in the woodland thinning and taking out logs.. Splitting n stacking firewood .
4-5 Hrs per day.
Househelp, window cleaning, painting, cooking , harvesting food etc.
Short stay 5 days to 2 weeks..
Exchange language lessons English/Gaeilge for French/Spanish/Arabic.Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Irish: Fluente
Francês: Intermediário
Árabe: InicianteEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
Entre em contato com ele para obter mais informações.Acomodação
Accomodation in farmhouse with family. Shared bathroom
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We are not on a bus route. Train is 9km away in Ballymote or Boyle ,we can pick up there or in Sligo.
There are 2 bikes for your use to visit local spots like caves or the cairns.Mais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Espaço para estacionar campervans
Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.
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All of these made a lot of extra work and I felt so fortunate with all the help that came to me thro Workaway.
Victor came during the worst one of all and his skills couldnt have been more useful.
He is a trained tree person , and the end of his stay was… read more
Aine is an authentic, warm, energetic, kind, attentive person who also has very good cooking recipes ;)
The work is very varied, I split wood, put it away, repaired a compost using pallets, maintained a tunnel greenhouse the outdoor vegetable garden, sowed onions. Maintaining the… read more
Thale is a very talented and skilled weaver in her beloved Norse heritage and traditional dress.
She is also an articulate and passionate speaker about the subject ,and on heritage on the larger scale.
It was quite mesmerising to listen to ,and one feels she will curate a great body of… read more
But, they took on the big task of painting the sitting room and did everything so professionally over their week long spell.
Danni of course being very experienced from his work as car painter. But his… read more
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All of these made a lot of extra work and I felt so fortunate with all the help that came to me thro Workaway.
Victor came during the worst one of all and his skills couldnt have been more useful.
He is a trained tree person , and the end of his stay was… read more
Aine is an authentic, warm, energetic, kind, attentive person who also has very good cooking recipes ;)
The work is very varied, I split wood, put it away, repaired a compost using pallets, maintained a tunnel greenhouse the outdoor vegetable garden, sowed onions. Maintaining the… read more
Thale is a very talented and skilled weaver in her beloved Norse heritage and traditional dress.
She is also an articulate and passionate speaker about the subject ,and on heritage on the larger scale.
It was quite mesmerising to listen to ,and one feels she will curate a great body of… read more
But, they took on the big task of painting the sitting room and did everything so professionally over their week long spell.
Danni of course being very experienced from his work as car painter. But his… read more
helping with all jobs , mostly outside for the Autumn cleanup, and also mulching the beds to sleep for the winter.
She is a quietly spoken young woman , a reader and cinephile, and very politically aware. And was brave enough to get into the Wild Atlantic with me on Nov… read more
but she gets on with the job . Wanting to get to know her own country better, and her teanga Gaelige
She spent a week of her holiday here in Sligo and I think that worked well for Sligo is rich in all kinds of things!
And so we embarked on some journeys… read more
She is also very law-abiding, being a lawyer, one could say, elle rond des angles! This is a great skill.
And to have it at a young age is even better. A tall person, it was great to get all the planting and supports done in the tunnel… read more
She quickly fell in with all that was to be done , painting the kitchen, and picking the blackcurrants.
I think the jam would never have been made if she had not arrived. She is very good at this kinda skill and also making the bread to go with it. We were nearly going to… read more
In my time there I repainted the kitchen, picked black currents and preserved them as a jam or cake, watered the tunnel, cut the grass and helped here with some work for the bees.
We also had plenty of delicious fresh meals together which I enjoyed very much. As much as I enjoyed… read more
In many ways , he couldn't be more helpful, no job was too much ,or too heavy ,or too wet.
He split and barrowed timber from the day he arrived,
helped in flood clean-up after storm flooding, and power-washed the overgrown pavements (getting soaked wet.)
… read more
She finished off winter planting in the tunnel and prepared beds for onions and garlic in the garden.
Also Made very good choc- beetroot cake and other apple treats !
She enjoyed visiting the local beauty spots in her week… read more
I had one of the warmest welcomes of my life. Its joie de vivre graced the room and the evenings were often punctuated by music.
I'm not a vegetarian… read more
I found him very enthusiastic and motivated to sort out many jobs that had been neglected.
And being an eng student , he had many skills with hammer and saw. He was pleased to make up bee frames and when needed , put on the gear and helped me with the lifting (despite an odd… read more
We stayed with Aine for 1 week spontaneously, after we had to leave our former host earlier than expected. She gave us a warm and friendly welcome with 2 big bedrooms and very comfortable beds. She always prepared delicious meals for us at every daytime. The working time was fair and the work was not too hard. She… read more
Tho , I dont understand German, I picked up quite a few words , and laughed alot! THey are diligent , get up on time , are strong and fit and so quite a lot gets done. They are both extremely mannerly and polite,and both are sportsmen.
They… read more
She is a quiet, conscientious young woman, very environmentally aware ,
and appreciative of fresh plant based food, and the importance of growing it
We got to the sea, the caves… read more
and still we had loads to share and learn.
She is a calm, very agreeable young woman with a keen interest in languages, esp Gaeilge , this is very heartening and was enjoyable for us both ! Totally flexible also with a new… read more
I did many activities outside their beautiful house, learning a bit of how to take care of the irish bees, walking in some amazing spots, seeing old caves and burial places, taking swims in the sea and the lake, enjoing Irish music and pubs, talking of many… read more
He is humorous and political and we had good conversations around global politics.… read more
as time went by, wheeling great barrows of compost and getting the tunnel started with the summer veg,
a big job that needs a strong pair of hands!
She never complained about the chores which sometimes have to be flexible
because of the… read more
This was a bit of very good luck for me to find them, as they applied themselves to catsitting ,which greatly took the pressure off and I came home to a tidy kitchen always, lawns cut, wood chopped and stacked , windows cleaned,
mucho trabajo!
However, with the bikes… read more
and every time a lively tune comes on the radio, I imagine her taking the floor! (And me along with her)
Because of my work, we didn,t get to the best session where her dancing would have been truly appreciated
mais peut-etre une autre fois!
She finished… read more
Aine is a very open-minded person, who loves and is interested in other cultures. We had a very nice weather with one snow day, it was just sublime! The tasks were relatively simple like collecting wood, painting, cleaning the garden, cleaning the house, Aine will help you with your tasks. I had the chance to… read more
Outside too, sheds were cleared and timber split and mostly we got away for some walk before the early… read more
She's very open-minded, you can talk with her… read more
Working with Aine was very interesting. I learned a lot about gardening and bees.
Aine drove me to different places to discover her area. I could also use a bike to get around. There are many lakes and historical sites to see.
You can also learn a lot about… read more
She came to me in cold hard EarlySpring and lifted my heart so much, there was so much fun with French idioms while planting the onions we are now eating. She would never complain about anything and really looked out for me… read more
Feels like I needed a bit of time to process my travels. I remember these 10 days as a breeze of peace. A deep dive into Irish countryside. I guess I also felt instantly connected to Aine and her cats.… read more
But he is also a very gentle and respectful soul, looking out for others and eager to do the heavy lifting.
On top of that , he is a gifted musician and when he sings in Portuguese, its the best ever for 'mi corazon'
Of course , he knows and… read more
Áine is one of the most generous souls I ever met. She is beomhar and tuisceanach. Very perceptive and always with intelligent conversation and a big smile. I was the happiest I could be.
Gregory is not only an extraordinary… read more
He filled the house with music for a whole week and when it wasnt him playing himself
but one of his many Cds from W Kerry, he liked to dance a slide or teach you one.
He was quiet and respectful at the same time and always ready to get on with whatever needed to be… read more
Lots of great conversations, food and music! I learnt some Irish, French and Spanish from Aine and it was a great honour to play music with Gregory who is an amazing flute player with a rich knowledge of South Sligo music.
After a days work… read more
having come thro the planting season with none, Mark and Sabrina were thro with quarantining and needed a place of fresh food and connections. Ticked all the boxes and got off to a great start!
They took on the challenge of my… read more
The unexpected meeting and the way we met Aine we will remember for ever! Her place was our first Workaway in the green island and meanwhile other didn't want to take us because of the covid, she opened her doors for us :) Unfortunately, we spent a bit more of a week in her place but.. any… read more
Her house is located in a typical Irish country, so green and quite.
When you sit down in the kitchen you can see outside some beautiful wild birds eating seeds from a box that she has in the garden... a really cute image!
Aine spoke so much with me and helped me with my… read more
Aine is also a very very good cooker and we enjoyed everything we ate !
She's a very interesting woman, very cultivated and explained us a lot of things !
Merci beaucoup Aine… read more
Her garden is a beautiful oasis, a wonderful place to get your hands dirty and your mind clear...
We had lovely food and lovely conversation (quelquefois en français...) every day, which I‘m very grateful for.
Thank you so much, Áine -… read more
Hope it went well for you… read more
She has a loads of work to do, so run go have a holyday at hers, visting caves and neolithic monuments.
It was our very first workaway and couldn't ask for a better one! We still remember this experience as a very sweet memory!
Aine welcomed us in her cosy home and made us feel at home from day one. The work wasn't too hard: we mainly helped her in her house… read more
Thanks for all,… read more
Both very willing volunteers , ready to take on any task and work away on their own initiative, I felt blessed by their time here. Also very interested in books and film, we had some rewarding exchanges. But going to the sea was the best memory, a great pleasure to share the… read more
Merci Aíne, pour ton accueille, le partage de tes connaissances et les choses sur lesquels on ne peut pas mettre de mots mais qui seront toujours dans notre coeur.
Aíne share with my friend and I simple times with a… read more
However my stay with you has changed me a lot in a good way. I really enjoyed staying with your family and i loved working in the garden. I have learned a lot about gardening and i cannot wait to try it myself. The work was relaxed,fun and different everyday. I really… read more
Honestly, my French was flying when they were here! It was peak season and we got the tunnel in shape, but they also moved from one patch to the next with super teamwork and initiative. They took a great interest in the area also which is… read more
She was greatly appreciated at all the gigs we got to..
In the… read more
It' was my first workway and couldn't have been better. They're such a lovely couple. I'm very glad to have learned about gardening. I also helped Aine clean the house, she was with the sprained ankle and needed all the help possible. What else, she is best cook… read more
Leo… read more
The two characters are gorgeous! Aine is so funny! She brought me up to fantastic nature places! I love Nature! I felt so ALIVE! The caves of keash are marvellous. I liked to being inside and went through a lot of small ways, there was lime's stones and water dripping. The… read more
They are a fantastic, very friendly and loving family.
Times spent visiting stunning beaches full of fossils, ancient ruinasprehistóricas, Sligo town and its history ...
If you like poetry you will learn a lot about WBYets.
In addition to… read more
We got lots of work done in the garden and they took a superb interest in the locality. Samuel was well able to express himself in English by the time he left and with a little more time , I would have lots of Spanish.
Hurry on back here any time , hasta luego
Aine!
He introduced us to some good Spanish wine and cuisine, enjoyed all the nature activities, and enjoyed a pint and the music… read more