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Laois, Ireland

Front view of house

Front view of house

Front gate and driveway

Front gate and driveway

Front entrance with new porch

Front entrance with new porch

Extension to house (built 2004)

Extension to house (built 2004)

Side entrance to the house leading to kitchen.

Side entrance to the house leading to kitchen.

Kitchen and Dining Area

Kitchen and Dining Area

Dining room table

Dining room table

Living room - with TV and Sky box

Living room - with TV and Sky box

Sitting room

Sitting room

Garden (north side) in late spring.

Garden (north side) in late spring.

Aerial view of house and garden (1994)

Aerial view of house and garden (1994)

Our family in Gran Canaria (2009)

Our family in Gran Canaria (2009)

Niagara Falls 2014

Niagara Falls 2014

Windsurfing off Wexford coast, 75 km. 2010

Windsurfing off Wexford coast, 75 km. 2010

Kilmore Quay, a beautiful fishing village in Wexford, 80 km. (Best fish'n'chips in Ireland!)

Kilmore Quay, a beautiful fishing village in Wexford, 80 km. (Best fish'n'chips in Ireland!)

Fishing off the coast of Wexford. 75 km

Fishing off the coast of Wexford. 75 km

Hook Head lighthouse, County Wexford, 90 km

Hook Head lighthouse, County Wexford, 90 km

The River Barrow near Carlow

The River Barrow near Carlow

Browne's Hill Dolmen, Carlow

Browne's Hill Dolmen, Carlow

Carlow Cathedral & St. Patrick's College

Carlow Cathedral & St. Patrick's College

Carlow Court House

Carlow Court House

Carlow Castle

Carlow Castle

Carlow Town Park

Carlow Town Park

Ducketsgrove near Carlow

Ducketsgrove near Carlow

Glendalough Monastic Site, 60 km

Glendalough Monastic Site, 60 km

5 km

5 km

The River Barrow at Milford near Carlow

The River Barrow at Milford near Carlow

Graiguenamanagh, The Barrow Way, 20 km

Graiguenamanagh, The Barrow Way, 20 km

VISUAL Theatre & Arts Centre

VISUAL Theatre & Arts Centre

Round Tower, Castledermot, near Carlow (7 km)

Round Tower, Castledermot, near Carlow (7 km)

Japanese Gardens & Irish National Stud. Kildare 40 km

Japanese Gardens & Irish National Stud. Kildare 40 km

Roman Holiday 2013

Roman Holiday 2013

Hofbräuhaus, Munich, Christmas 2015

Hofbräuhaus, Munich, Christmas 2015

Platinum

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2001


Unavailable for exchange at the moment
Exchange dates Duration
July 01, 2024 - August 21, 2024 4 weeks

We are very flexible as regards destination, date of travel and time of stay between July 3rd and August 13th.

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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.

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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

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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
  • 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

  • golfing Carlow Golf Club (4.7 km)
  • shopping Dunnes Stores Shopping Centre (1.2 km)
  • forest Oak Park Forest Park (5.8 km)
  • river River Barrow (1.7 km)
  • boating Nearest Boat Launch (2.2 km)
  • mountains Killeshin Hills (3.5 km)
  • sea Irish Sea (73.6 km)
  • beach Wexford Beaches (69.0 km)
  • lake 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. 

 
 

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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).

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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!

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