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Last replied
4 Nov 2023
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Description
We are a busy household with five children ages 14, 16, 18, 21, and 23. There are four girls and a boy in the middle. We also regularly look after other children who come and go from the house. We are all very friendly and love music, laughing, and hanging out with each other. We have a farm with sheep, cattle, hens, a pony, a rabbit and two dogs. We have a beautiful view of Bantry Bay and the surrounding landscape from our house,
Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpCreating/ Cooking family mealsHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
The main benefit of working here would be the experiences that can be gained from living on a rural farm in Ireland. We have breathtaking scenery, with an amazing view of Bantry Bay. Rural farm life can be difficult but is extremely rewarding. You will also get to experience living with a large family, which can be really fun!
Projects involving children
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Help
We have a wide variety of animals that will need to be fed and cleaned out, lambing season is in March, and there is work to be done with the lambs until they are sold. There are also a variety of maintenance jobs on the farm, e.g. wiring/fencing, re-building stone ditches, and tidying up.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Own bedroom, which contains a single bed, a bunk bed, and a sofa area. There is also a desk in the room which can be used for laptops, writing, etc.
What else ...
We have have had workawayers since April 2013 and really enjoy their company and help.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (39)
We have very fond memories of them staying at our home. It was great to host people who are such incredibly hard workers. Although Elisabetta is young, she is very hard-working and always willing to take on new challenges! She was fantastic with the… read more
Raul and Yaiza are a lovely couple, very easy to share a home with them and hard working,
The kids had a great time when they showed them some science experiments, some are still repeated.
I would welcome them… read more
We felt as at home, and for us, that was the most important thing.
We are a family of three (with our 3 years old son) and this was our first work away experience. We lernt a lot, and we had a great time with all the members of the family, Catherine,… read more
I found you kind, open-minded and easy to be around. We had stayed with family for two weeks in October and I did some renovation, gardening and also had few tasks in the house. Family lives on the farm close to Bantry… read more
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We have very fond memories of them staying at our home. It was great to host people who are such incredibly hard workers. Although Elisabetta is young, she is very hard-working and always willing to take on new challenges! She was fantastic with the… read more
Raul and Yaiza are a lovely couple, very easy to share a home with them and hard working,
The kids had a great time when they showed them some science experiments, some are still repeated.
I would welcome them… read more
We felt as at home, and for us, that was the most important thing.
We are a family of three (with our 3 years old son) and this was our first work away experience. We lernt a lot, and we had a great time with all the members of the family, Catherine,… read more
I found you kind, open-minded and easy to be around. We had stayed with family for two weeks in October and I did some renovation, gardening and also had few tasks in the house. Family lives on the farm close to Bantry… read more
We left in August. It was really great. We worked from Monday to Saturday, never more than 5 hours a day (it was very freely that we exceeded the schedules, to spend more time with… read more
Thank you so much............
I just wanted to thank you again for the amazing workaway experience I had at your farm! You were all so incredibly welcoming and just pretty relaxed. It was easy to feel at home from the very start and also to live with all the animals, the hens and the dogs, the sheep and the cows and, of course, the rooster for a while! The work… read more
I will certainly keep you all in… read more
We didn't feel like being hosted there but way much beyond..from the first moment they took us as a family members and we felt really comfortable,… read more
Thank you both so much as they were… read more
Thank you for showing us what it means to live on a farm and have a big family.
Wish you all the best,
Nina and Hanna
Then, to all other workawayers out there, who want to get to know a… read more
If I had no work for outside he found the kitchen to… read more
The work on the farm is a little bit compared to the attentions that the family had for me, so every day I try to give my best effort.
I can't more to say Thank you very much!!! Catherine, Denis, Donna, Leanne, Jordan, Tina, Mackenzie.
Thanks Ireland.
Our job was different everyday: we fed the sheep, the dogs and the cows. We even saw a cow giving birth and we fed the caft with a bottle, we cleaned some areas, we cut some timber,… read more
I stayed two weeks with this family. I could say many things about the experience, the hard work and the other nice “work away” people, but in this family all is different.
This was my best work away experience and I recommend it to anyone.
Best regards to all the kids, Denis and Catherine.
I would be happy if… read more
It was my first workaway experience and I really loved it. We felt like a member of the family from the first moment, Catherine was my sister and the mother than my children.
The 5 children are friendly and it is a happy and fun home… read more
Eric you were great to have around.
Work is motivating, enough to be busy but not too much. The kids are quite active but there's no way of not loving them. For Catherine and Denis, they give you their knowledge, time and even love. I will never forget my time on this farm!
It was my first Work Experience and without a doubt was the best experience that I could've been!
Catherine and Denis made me feel at home from the start and for this reason I'm very grateful.
The work is very quiet and easy, you don't get bored moments because it is a constantly moving… read more
Since the first time, we were like one more of the family. We learnt a lot of things in the farm with Denis and we enjoyed with Catherine´s food like the shepperds pie, scones, pan cakes etc...
The kids are lovely, Tina and Mackenzie couldn´t stop of… read more
Just one… read more
We had two other workawayers while she was around so it was not until we had her on or own that her lovely personality shone as… read more
What can I say? With real hospitality, such a beautiful landscape and yummy food, all work is nice.
I really want to get… read more
She brought sunshine to our house and felt so much like one of our family. We hope you can come back again. Great worker and very willing even if it was cold and windy. She was perfect. We hope to see you soon Marcia, the children loved you so much and still do.