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An unexpected free spot !!
MY DETAILS: I am the vegetarian founder of the Irish Green Party, and I fell in love with Bloomville House where I live, about 100 km west of Dublin, as soon as I saw its surroundings. (I don’t say that the house itself didn’t need a lot of repairs but those are done now.)
WHAT YOU NEED: A willingness to enjoy a vegetarian lifestyle while in the house; a delight in the company of two friendly cats, and a thrill to know that the house is full of books of all kinds. Also, because I am rather deaf, you will need to be a fluent English speaker.
There are all kinds of work to be done, but I see no point in asking people to do work that they are not happy to do; only lazy folk don’t enjoy themselves here! We have a meal together in the early evening; ingredients are provided for you to feed yourselves at other times of the day.
Are you a tree-lover? You will love it here. I have thousands of them, and only three Sitka Spruce: these are destined never to be cut down, to show what beautiful creatures they can become! There are beeches, several kinds of oak, two very old chestnuts, and beautiful lesser-known trees like parrotia, liquidambar and tulip trees.
We are not growing as much food of our own as we would like, but this is a registered organic farm, with several acres of fruit trees.
We don’t accept Workawayers for less than three weeks at a time because we want you to have enough time to get to know the place; and some people choose to stay for much longer. One family has been back three times!
But remember: no meat, no fish, no smokers; oh, and no dogs.
Final note: l believe in answering promptly!
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Companhia para idosos
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Criar/cozinhar refeições caseiras
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
I have a large library of all sorts of books, fiction, environmental studies, biographies, etc., and many books for children of all ages.
For families there are adventure trails, trees to climb, places for hide-and-seek and running around, and the possibility for children to build their own dens.
There are musical instruments and various board games.
And two delightful cats, Comfrey and Yarrow.
Ajuda
Some useful skills are general gardening
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Acomodação
Shared rooms by request only.
Washing machine is free for you to use but we enjoy washing-up dishes by hand.
Several bicycles available.
Nearest train station has regular trains from Dublin and Galway.
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All our gardening is organic, and we compost everything we can. Where that is not possible we carefully recycle wherever possible.
We are not just vegetarians but also do our best to respect other forms of life.
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Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
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It was his first experience in this sort of terrain, but once he understood the work and the tools necessary he did a lot of good work.
His being a vegan was no problem.
If he is able to visit Ireland again, I hope for another visit!
THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER for hosting me for these last two and a half months! The Lord knows only a few brave people in this world would've hosted me for that long...
Thank you for letting me stay at your little piece of Heaven in Ireland. The work wasn't that bad… read more
The tasks were always clear and easy. The work expected of me was completely reasonable: I could learn how to use some gardening items that I had never tried to use before.
I felt right at home for… read more
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It was his first experience in this sort of terrain, but once he understood the work and the tools necessary he did a lot of good work.
His being a vegan was no problem.
If he is able to visit Ireland again, I hope for another visit!
THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER for hosting me for these last two and a half months! The Lord knows only a few brave people in this world would've hosted me for that long...
Thank you for letting me stay at your little piece of Heaven in Ireland. The work wasn't that bad… read more
The tasks were always clear and easy. The work expected of me was completely reasonable: I could learn how to use some gardening items that I had never tried to use before.
I felt right at home for… read more
Christopher is a generous host and this was a pleasant experience for my first "official" workaway assignment. There was an interesting array of friends, guests and other volunteers during my… read more
They were always cheerful and hardworking and never bored.
They undertook all sorts of tasks which they had never done before, but always with great efficiency. I continue to look around me at the work they accomplished on my estate with great pleasure, and hope they will one day… read more
I loved working outside to help with the… read more
Silence in the reading room, a flickering fire to hear… read more
He has lots of amazing books and so I spent many hours in the Reading Room reading one of the books Christopher recommended with Toga, his cat, on my lap. I haven’t read that much for a long while and I loved having… read more
He was willing to work at all tasks offered, sometimes after training. In his free time he was very willing to red books in English and make a fuss of my cat!
I hope he will come this way again.
Best wishes from Christopher
He's a very serious, interesting, knowledgeable and wise person, easy to follow any conversation on any subject.
When I arrived, he went to pick me up at the station, and the same when leaving, which was very kind of… read more
I hope he will pass this way again.
I spent two weeks there, and I loved every minute of it. Christopher is kind, has good taste, and a good sense of humor. As other reviews have mentioned, the house and location is fantastic if you're looking for a rural get-away in quaint settings.
The work was fulfilling and could even be fun.… read more
