Laois, Ireland
Platinum
Member since
2001The member has not specified any exchange dates
House in Ireland; Co. Carlow, ca 80 km from Dublin. Near Carlow Town.
We have agreed an exchange for the summer of 2024 with Orlando FLA.
We are ready to go again in the summer of 2025, and we are flexible as regards length of stay.
We are the Derenda family from Ireland. 2 adults
So far, we have completed 21 exchanges 5 in the US & 1 in Canada, 6 in Spain, 2 in Germany, 2 in France, 1 in Ireland, 1 in Austria, 1 in Sweden, 1 in Portugal & 1 in Italy).
Our house is about 100 km from Dublin airport, and about 80 km from Dublin city entre. A new motorway, located only 9 km from our house, will bring you there in about 1 hour. The nearest city is Kilkenny, about 30 km away.
Our own town, Carlow (the county's administrative "capital" with approx. 20,000 inhabitants) is only 2 km from our doorstep, yet we are considered to be "in the country". Find out more @ http://www.carlowtourism.com/ and www.countycarlow.com/ OR
https://www.tripadvisor.ie/AttractionsNear-g186593-d492235-Mount_Wolseley_Golf_Club-County_Carlow.html
We are close to many interesting sights in Ireland. Located in the South East of the country we are only 80 km from Dublin city, 30 km from Kilkenny http://www.kilkennytourist.com/directory/places_to_visit/ 80 km from Waterford http://www.waterfordtourism.org/ . The Irish East Coast is famous for its beaches (Curracloe Strand - location of Spielberg's 'Saving Private Ryan'- 80 km). Glendalough, the world famous monastic site http://www.glendalough.ie/ (80 km) in County Wicklow, the 'Garden of Ireland'. http://www.visitwicklow.ie/ Boat-cruises can be taken on the river Barrow either upriver to the River Shannon or downriver as far the Irish Sea - South Coast). Local Places of interest include, Brownshill Dolmen (one of the largest monoliths in Europe, http://www.carlow.pl/en/browneshill-dolmen
Plenty of golf (Mount Juliet http://www.mountjuliet.ie/golf/index.html golf course (50 km en route to Waterford). For the not-so-serious golfer there are a number of 'pitch and putt' courses and a 'par three' course in the immediate vicinity. Also of interest are The Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens, Kildare Town, 50 km. http://www.irish-national-stud.ie/
Many other Irish sights and attractions are only a short drive away.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 21 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Barrister
- Teacher
- Teacher
- Lecturer
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 2
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Garage / private parking
- Bicycles: 4
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Car necessary
- Use/Exchange of car
- Seclusion/Privacy
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Portugal
- United States
- Florida, USA
- California, USA
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Dublin - 100 km
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Carlow Golf Club (4.7 km)
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Dunnes Stores Shopping Centre (1.2 km)
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Oak Park Forest Park (5.8 km)
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River Barrow (1.7 km)
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Nearest Boat Launch (2.2 km)
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Killeshin Hills (3.5 km)
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Irish Sea (73.6 km)
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Wexford Beaches (69.0 km)
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Blessington Lakes (54.1 km)
Our detached dormer bungalow is located on a small country road approx. 2 km from Carlow town.
For more impressions of the area in and around Carlow itself please follow these links: www.carlowtourism.com/ OR www.countycarlow.com/ OR https://www.tripadvisor.ie/AttractionsNear-g186593-d492235-Mount_Wolseley_Golf_Club-County_Carlow.html
We are close to some of the most favourite spots in Ireland including the coast at county Wexford, approx. 60 - 80 km away (with the famous lighthouse at Hook Head http://www.thehook-wexford.com/ The coastline here is ideal for mackerel fishing
http://www.wexfordtourism.com/ We are also next door to counties Waterford, Wicklow, Laois and Kildare.
Occupation
- Barrister
- Teacher
- Teacher
- Lecturer
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- Cat (domestic, shorthair, black & white male, neutered)
About Our Family
We are: Anne and Claus,
Anne is a retired Science and Mathematics teacher , Claus a lecturer emeritus (German and English) SETU (South East Technological University, Carlow Campus).
Our children Daniel (26) & Barbara (23).no longer travel with us. Daniel is a Barrister and Barbara is a Science Teacher.
We have a cat called Figaro (8 years).
Lifestyle
At the moment our car for exchange purposes is either a 1.6 l Ford Mondeo (Taurus in US) or a smaller 1.2 l Dacia Sandero. Both manual, both seat 5 max.. N.b. cars may change betwen now and the time we go on exchange.
We also have a small apartment in Frankfurt, Germany, which we could offer for exchange purposes and/or use if you want to explore more than just Ireland. (Probably of lesser interest if you are from continental Europe.) Flights are very frequent and cheap. N.B. The Frankfurt apartment is only available if Grandmother travels with us!
References
This member has completed 21 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
ES094667
Zizur Mayor, Spain
ES1007602
Avinyonet de Puigventós, Spain
ES152600
La Manga, Spain
ES672
Sevilla, Spain
ES675263
Cruet, France
FR110058
Carlow, Ireland, Ireland
IE10066
OSLO, Norway
NO371976
Värmdö, Sweden
SE1014495
Laguna Beach, USA
USC4954
Princeton, USA
USME044
