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The French guys in Ireland
It was my first trip and I loved it like no other so far (none is comparable) but Ireland made me feel rejuvenated, made me feel good and made me discover a lot of things, especially the language.
EuropeIreland25 days / January - February - March 2019
Highs & Lows
The city of Galaway is beautiful!
There is a lot of wind, sometimes rain (we were there in winter) but the charm of the country remains the same
Itinerary Overview
With my friend, we arrived in Dublin on January 8, 2019,
we slept in a hotel. The next day, we crossed Dublin (17km on foot) then we were picked up and taken to Kilkenny. In this city in the evening, the men were at the hairdressers and the women at the beautician, before going out in club. With my friend, we were looking for a place to stay, nobody wanted to help us, so we slept outside, behind containers, under the rain obviously (one of the worst night of my life, the trip starts well š). The next day, we had no news from our woofing, because we had to join one in the South, but he didn't give any answer...three hours after sleeping center, we went in a subway to warm up and drink a coffee. In the subway there were two people, one of them spoke French and they offered to take us to the place where we had to work, we accepted, these people were very generous! (3h drive there and back) towards Waterford! We found ourselves at the farm, we worked 2 weeks with Denis, his dogs, his horses (35) and his cows! He made us visit the surroundings and we also went to see the sea, with its powerful waves and its gust of wind under the sun!Ā A castle was not far from where we lived too!
Denis is a great person, rough but with a good heart. Then we headed to Cork City, my favorite city! To get there, we had the chance to meet a very kind lady, who took us in hitch-hiking and lodged us for the weekend ā¤ļø
She was an American, she had two children. From Cork, we went to another Woofing, near Mallow, in Kilbrack from, at Patrick ! We stayed there for 3 weeks, Patrick was great, his animals too and the place was beautiful, hidden in a meadow surrounded by trees! We had time to visit Cork and its surroundings while we were working here! Ā Afterwards, we went up to another farm near Limmerick and Shannon, I recommend Shannon, there is nothing to see there and it's a bit dangerous to hang around...We stayed two weeks in this farm, in the meantime, my father and my sister joined us and we have or to go to see the lakes of the connemara, the city of Galaway and the magnificent roads which we could make while going there! Ireland is full of intense and sumptuous green landscape, as well as free-range sheep š Once my father and sister had left, we went back to Patrick's farm with two French friends that we had met in the previous farm! We spent a week there with them and a spanish friend we met at Patrick's, so nice the end of the trip! Our last day, before taking the plane, we did it the day before Saint Patrick's day, in Cork. We partied a bit with the locos and we were taken to the airport by the lady who had hosted us in Cork in the past, unfortunately I don't remember her name and it saddens me... we finally came back to France with a lot of beautiful memories in mind !
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At the Kilbrack farm, we met Patrick and his workers, there were 4 of them. The farm was large, we lived in a house apart from Patrick's, a large and peaceful place, with a fireplace, two bedrooms, a large kitchen and living room so that we could share good times with other travellers! There we often ate food harvested on the farm, otherwise we could do some shopping for ourselves at Mallow if we wanted. We harvested different kinds of lettuce, cabbage, aparagus and leeks, potatoes, we worked in the greenhouse and repaired them too! We were able to work with a denis, we cut wood with lyi and his tractor, he was very nice, with a very pronounced accent š We brought in the geese from time to time, and also stored a lot of wood under the angar. We worked from 8 a.m. to noon, and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (we do not work on Friday afternoon) On Friday noon, we ate with the whole family, Patrick has two children, his son looks a lot like him! The weather was not in our favor sometimes, the rain was there, but it allows us to better appreciate the moments in front of the fire after work! The Park is huge, there is enough to walk around and see beautiful things in nature, a path even leads to the village of Killbrack below the farm, where you can come across greenhouses! The dogs became friends, as so often, and we were sad to leave this place. It is with pleasure that I advise you to go and stay there!Ā
We spent a lot of time in the city of Cork, which is a very nice student city, which moves a lot, and where it is not at all stuffy!
You will have guessed that we had the time to walk around the streets and to try several restaurants and bars !
I still have one to advise you in particular, the Deep South !Ā
This bar-restaurant is a little bit out of the shopping center, and very well located, not far from the center!
There, you can drink a coffee on weekdays with Irish music in the background, or party and dance on the courtyard dance floor on weekends with a Guinness in hand (or not).
You also have a variety of choices to fill your belly without going hungry.
They offer different fast food or pizza, before any party, better eat well!
The atmosphere is very pleasant, rugby matches are even broadcasted in the courtyard with a projector! It's great, a lot of Irish people gather there! I was able to see France-Ireland there, we lost that day, but no hard feelings...
the only problem I could find was the staff who was working there on weekends, it was not clear with people, but it may not work there anymore šš¤·š»āļø
I highly recommend this place, whether it's to be quiet over a coffee, drink a few beers, eat, watch a game or just party! (Choose the moment correctly)Ā
It's been 4 years since I've been back, but I'd love to go back to Cork, and probably have another pint or two at the Deep South!
Q & A
What would you have changed?
I would have changed the security staff in The Deep South probably, and sometimes the weather, but that's impossibleAnything go wrong during the trip?
Security personnelRestaurant recommendations?
Deep SouthTips you would give a friend?
Yes, of course !Packing tips?
Take some warm clothesTransportation Tips?
I don't have one, only a backpack and a phoneAny surprises?
Big EnergyBooking details?
Go to Google maps or to: deepsouthcork on Instagram