Life on our derelict farm in Ireland just got a bit more crazy! Episode 9 

Yes it's such a beautiful, peaceful place. The people we have met so far have been lovely. 💚🇮🇪💚

Hi, thanks! Yes, we are on a hill! We have such fantastic views 😍

Thank you so much! Videos are a lot of work, especially if you're as clueless as us at editing but it makes all the effort worthwhile when we get comments like these. 👍

Wow, thank you! Nobody has ever said that to me before! 😆 I'm glad you are enjoying the videos! ❤️

We keep them as safe as you can with barn cats who like to roam. They were born & raised outside initially and are doing well here. We love them very much.

Thanks so much. We have just been told we can borrow a small stove from a fab couple we met in town. Hoping to get it installed and a bit more cosy soon. 👍

Looking at your drone shots, you've hot a lot of Ash trees around. They are being hit hard with Ash dieback, so lots of firewood around you. Mate and his wife lived in a static when building their house. Was it cold? Well, they said they had to put on more clothes before going to bed!

Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to being snug in the winter. 😊

Thank you! So many out there falling to rack & ruin. I bet they were so loved in their hey day by the families living in them.

Thanks Jean, we love & miss you lots too. 💗 I'm doing my best to slow Sam down! Xxxx

They are so loving too. ♥️

Good to hear, thank you. 👍

I can cope with that, lots of kitten cuddles cheer me up every morning no matter the weather. 😀

Thanks, I had so much footage of them, but just put a small bit on so as not to bore folk! Not everyone is a cat person! 🤣

They are soooo cute! Little monkeys though.😆

Thank so much for your lovely comments. We appreciate the support. I am thinking they could be used to grow something up but not sure that will be the place they stay! 🤞

I made him take it up the next day because it will ruin my newly planted grass growing! 🙄😆

Thank you! 😊

Aww, yes, my trusty Primark jumper! So glad someone from Michigan saw it & commented! Thank you for your lovely comment. 😍

Thanks so much Robert. 😄

Thank you. It is such a beautifully elevated spot. Hopefully, you're right in once we put some land drains down it will all come good. 👍

Thanks Susan, will do! X

I do want to make it a nice place to sit eventually. It's not all just for the ducks! The lights are a great idea! 👍

Thank you so much! It is a lot of work and the pressure will be on with only 13 months and a limited budget. Fingers crossed we get it done.

I love this! Ironing the bedsheets! Genius! Thanks for sharing your memories with us. ❤️

A corn pillow can be ordered; put in a microwave for a couple minutes and the heat lasts a long time. Preheats the bed.They come in many sizes.

Thank you, very true! We do our best to reuse as much of the stuff we find as possible. ♻️

Yes, we are thinking of installing a log burner. Cheapest option right now for us. Thanks 😁

Thank you! Will do!

Hi, thanks so much for the lovely kind comments. We have had such a great welcome here. People are so welcoming here in Ireland 🇮🇪☺️

Thank you so much. Sometimes it helps to hear this from others, a bit of a pep talk! 😀

Thanks, it really is a beautiful place here. We love it. ❤️

I think so too! Thank you 😊

Thanks so much! Lovely to hear from you 😊

Ahh brilliant, a fellow Stockport person! Thanks for the support. ❤️

It really is peaceful. I've never felt so calm. ❤️

A bench is definitely on the cards there! 😆

Thanks, keeping a cat ot 2 inside is highly likely with 2 kids (and me 😉) plus great for keeping the 🕷 under control! 😫

Aww yes I ❤️ that sweatshirt. Wish I had an original one, not a cheap knockoff! 🤣

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Thank you! 😊

Aww, thank you so much. Your comment has made my day! 😊

Thanks so much. Luckily, Sam didn't kill it when he trod on it! 🤣

Thanks Gerry, we are in Co Leitrim. We are loving it here despite the cold & damp in the static, we are working on this, though. 😀

Thank you, I loved the drone shots Sam took that morning of the cloud inversion! I had to put it in this weeks video. Really glad you're enjoying them. 😊

I'm trying! Wrong time of year probably, but I can't help myself to try and make it look a bit less like a mud pit! 🤣 Thanks.

It's definitely green! The rain here helps 🤣 Thank you 😊

@@theirishhomestead If you get sick of the rain send our way.🇦🇺

Hi! Thanks for sticking with us. I'm glad you enjoyed that intro. I think it was one of my favourites since we started making the videos. I'll miss our Adria, and that freedom was immense, but sadly, we had to think of the kids, and they were just not loving it as much as we were! One day, Sam & I will do it again on our own in a smaller van! Best year of my life! 👍

You've got a lot to look forward to, our children are just leaving so we're getting some holidays on our own again. Still not left Scotland but planning England and Europe in the coming months and years. Still got the day job so total freedom is a long way off! Best wishes, Ian @@theirishhomestead

Ahh holidays on your own....bliss! 😴🤣

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the videos. ☺️

Thank you so much. There's always time to do something crazy yet! Maybe don't buy something as derelict as ours 😄 but there are some amazing places here. Ireland is just so relaxed compared to the craziness of the UK. Anyway, thanks for watching us & supporting. It really means a lot. ❤️

I think so too! I just keep envisaging it when it's finished!

Thank you so much! They are cuties! 🐈❤️

Thanks! We have been approved for the grant so now we are on a tight 13 month deadline to get it done and hopefully get some money back. 🍀🤞

Thanks Rachel, we are looking to install one soon. 😀

Great idea! Thank you. ☺️ Brazil, wow! It's so nice you're watching from so far away.

Definitely, we need lights around that pond in summer! ❤️

We have been keeping them outside at night in a cosy house we made under the static for now. They have just started venturing to the barns, so hopefully, we will move them over there soon. 👍

Thanks so much! 😊 Really concious of our Northern UK accents!

Crikey! We will have a long road ahead then! I'm glad yours is finally sorted, though! Thanks for the info. 👍

Gime a break , such exaggeration, 30 yrs is a joke.

@@WhataTry some of us have to renovate to our income stream, we had to fix design faults to a now 160 year old farmhouse that every 30 years the orginal family, every generation did stuff to improve it, but technology has meant you now insulate all walls, roof, double glaze, install better heating system in a country where this costs a lot more than the northern hemisphere. There is a reason so many houses are now built with a life expectancy of 30 years in New Zealand. The cost of a full update of paint, flooring, curtains, plus kitchen, laundry and bathrooms is not a few thousands of dollars but many thousands per standard room. Until the Earthquake in 2010 my nickname for our home was bulldozer bait, but it sustained minor damage, a few cracks in the plaster in the one room left to renovate.

@@WhataTrysoo ....are you going to enlighten up with the wisdom of your great experience, then... ...how long would YOU estimate it will take to dry out a house ..!? ......bearing in mind the fact that EVERY circumstance is completely different....of course......!?!?

I’m anew viewer also.

Thank you, its working a treat! 😀👍

Welcome 👍 thanks for watching.

I agree, adorable little monkeys! 😍

Thanks so much, they are cute aren't they! 😍

Thanks, will do! 👍

Thank you so much 😁

Thanks, that's the plan! Will look fabulous when it's done.

Thank you for your great advice. Water lollies would be great, I'll see if I can source some for free! 😆

Thanks! Will do...or try too! 🤣

Thank you so much! The kittens are so big now! They are great at catching the mice/rats. Hopefully my sofas stored in the barn will stay safe ready for moving in day. 🤞🍀

Thanks so much. 💓

Thanks! I will try to make them a bit longer, just wary of boring anyone! 😴😁

Thank you so much 🤗 Yes we are from South Manchester! 🤣

🤣🤣 Hilarious! I can totally get this! Actually, I've only had to take the washing to the revolution dryers to finish them off once so far. But then that's not exactly high praise, having only done 2 washes up to now! 😆

😅 I know what you mean. We used to live next to Lough Corrib in Co Mayo. We bought a tumble dryer in the end.

@@lavignemorte it was Co. Mayo we lived in... ;-)

Ahh, the trees in the summer are beautiful, but sadly, many are dying or dead from Ash die back disease. Hopefully, we will be planting lots more. 👍

Thanks, you too! 😁

Thanks, it's a great spot for catching both! I feel really lucky.

Thanks we are really glad you enjoyed it. 😁

Thank you! 😊

Thanks, he did amazing, didn't he 👍

Thank you 😊

Ha ha! Just shown Sam this! I'm not sure how flattered he is but made me giggle! 🤣 Thanks 😊

Thank you. ☺️

So true! Thanks for the kind words. 😊

I'm thinking that would be an amazing idea for those posts, but just not next to the pond! 🤣

Thanks so much. ❤️

I am, and he is grateful for me. We are able to joke with each other, and that's why we are a great team.

Thats terrible! We are definitely using lime products for the walls. Sam has been on a roundtower course already.

Thank you for your concern. Don't worry, I have a close eye on the kittens!😁

So many people said this! Love that you see it too! Thank you.

Thank you so much for sharing your amazing story. I'm glad you love living here. So sad you lost your kittens & dog. It's like losing family isn't it. ❤️

Thank you for the kind words of support. Yep the weather isn't easy but worth it for the life we have here. ❤️

I said to Sam are you planning on mooring a boat?! 😆 it would have to be the size of a cardboard box 📦

Love that he is named after the cat in Alien! Perhaps better that he doesn't bring you presents! 🤣

And geese. I had Embdens great lawn mowers and guard dogs. HONK!

Thanks so much. I hadn't thought about geese! We definitely want hens! I'm excited but need to get their houses ready first, and that isn't exactly high on our list of priorities... sadly for me! 💔

I used to get about 30 eggs a year from the geese. They are about 5times the size of a hen's egg. All water fowl have massive yolks great for baking.

@@danjdclark brilliant, love a bit of baking!

He certainly is! 😆

Hi Tracey, thanks for the comments. God knows what we will do with those poles....take them out hopefully 😆😉 Send me an email at theirishhomestead@hotmail.com and we can sort out address etc. X

Thanks guys. To be honest yours is probably the most sensible approach! I really want ducks & hens too but will have to wait a bit longer for those and even longer for donkeys & goats! 🤣 ❤️

@theirishhomestead yes! That's exactly what we're aiming for... I know it's sensible to wait for animals... but my goodness, I miss having animals around! You sound like us... we would like all of the above and more, lol. Goats at the top of the list, hens, ducks, donkeys, geese... you name it.. we want it, haha! I'm not sure if we have enough land for what we would like 🤔 🤣🤣

@thecornerhouseproject we definitely need to meet up if either of us gets a day off the tools! 🤣