We bought a 200 year old derelict house in Ireland! Episode 2 

As an irishman and living in rural ireland you are going to love the peace and quiet of what the countryside brings, i wish you the best of luck with fixing up this cottage and as i worked in construction for 20 years it wasalways a proud moment sreing the before and after so i really look forward to seeing this when it is finished, welcome to Ireland 🇮🇪

The reason the old thatch was kept under the corrugated sheeting was for insulation!

A lot of work, but I can tell you that the feeling you get when you're in, in front of the fire with a glass of wine, or tea, is magical

Welcome to Ireland I wish you all the best of luck. 🇮🇪

if you want to clear rough ground, a goat or two roaming around scoffing everything will be much easier than a mechanical mower. goats are really good for stripping back all the plant growth.

Best of luck and welcome to Ireland!

A piece of heaven. There's a lot of hard work ahead of you but just keep those sunrises and sunsets in your sights.

After a while, one even becomes accustomed to the rain!

Congratulations on getting this land and project! We got ours just over a year ago, also a ruined, derelict old cottage but in Scotland. Don't let doubters phase you, when we were there we just knew it was for us. There may be roadblocks on the way and you may lose patience but I am trying to see it as a process and not the final destination 💚

It looks like it could be the most amazing home. I love the serenity and sound of the birds - no road noise! Leitrim is a beautiful rugged county but feels miles from anywhere. Good luck on your journey and in your new life. Welcome to Ireland 😊

I love old stone cottages and the deep window wells. Thank you for the tour. This home will be a labor of love and Im certain worth the efforts. I live in the countryside in the US and there is nothing like coming home to the peace and serenity of nature. The trees, open space, birds singing, frogs chirping and so much wildlife to observe. Its a place to just be. Wishing you the best. ❤

I hope you do a one year later video to show all the projects you accomplished. It looks like a really lovely place to raise little ones.

What a beautiful property. So much potential. Love the shutters and even the wood windows. Quality craftsmanship for sure.😊

I saw you guys on Louise & Emily's CamperVibes channel & thought I'd bob across. As soon as I heard your accent at the beginning , I thought, 'she sounds from around here'😄 I live near Marple & have a friend that lives there, another lives in Marple Bridge, another in Compstall & my nephew plays cricket at Charlesworth. I'm over Saddleworth, but lovely areas. I thought I'd start back to where you start with your new property & adventures. The ground there sounds wet & boggy under foot, but I'm guessing it dried out after seeing you more recently on CamperVibes vlog. I also met Toby on there & I think you getting him a friend is what he needs, they like company🥰 Sam came across as such a lovely guy & you helping them out showed me what kind of people you are🥰 So, new subscriber here & looking forward to catching up with all you've done so far & getting to know you all. I'm loving it already🥰

hey neighbours greetings from county mayo so looking forwards to watching your journey/progress. we moved over from bedfordshire 3 1/2 years ago best thing we ever did. love and hugs

Wow, amazing! Wishing you all the best of luck!! 🍀🥂🥳 & look forward to following you into your next chapter! 👏

You brave people.

This is a massive property and undertaking oh my goodness it deserves love and restoration this is incredible!

I am envious of your good luck at doing the renovation. You will have a fantastic home. Enjoy every minute of it, the van will be worth as much money as you paid for it. Good luck with it 👍

Thank you for showing me, looking forward to seeing your progress 😊

How very excited you must feel. It's beautiful, good luck 🍀

Hello from Manchester! Have only recently found your youtube channel and now find myself binge watching. I'm very envious of your change of lifestyle and oh to be younger! Its going to be a big and probably longer job than you anticipated but in the end you are going to have a beautiful home in a beautiful setting for your family to enjoy, hopefully for a long time. As I've already said, I am now binge watching and may I suggest that all future episodes are numbered so that we can all watch these in the correct order. Keep on with the good work!

Welcome to Leitrim! 😊 We’re in a cottage near Dowra. From Derbyshire originally.

Congratulations, looking forward to seeing the rebuilds , best wishes

What a wonderful place, but I see you have a lot of work ahead of you. 🙂

Congratulations! Wish you all the best!

Looks awesome, congrats, will be watching you on your journey, totally thrilled for you, nice large land, can do lots with it, 🎉

Congratulations delighted for you. We met at lough rynn just after you had offered. Good luck with the renovations. We will keep an eye.

Lots of work ahead. Get your plans sorted and take one step at a time. Very exciting.

Good afternoon Becky 😊 I’m watching your channel randomly and loved them all so far 👍🏻 This was especially good as it showed how it all starts and the passion in your voice is lovely 🥰 Sam Isabella Euan Benji and you are going to make a beautiful home and I’m so glad that you’re making a video diary of your amazing adventure 👍🏻 xx

What a gem! Congratulations! Those windows will look great once they are restored.

Keep a look out for grants. The SEAI have lots of grants for the likes of solar, heat recovery, insulation, etc. I've heard there is now a grant for renovating derelict properties.

CONGRATULATIONS! ALL THE VERY, VERY BEST....❤❤❤❤

I was looking at this myself on daft! Look forward to seeing what you do with the place! 😊

New Subscriber. Im jacked up about yalls progress as much as yall. Sincerely. Love from North Carolina. You will definitely need a tractor 🚜 with a bushog. Also some stone pavers walkway through the sog. Must rain there a lot. Water management is is 1 of the most important things for a new property. Believe me

Yayyyy congratulations perseverance and lots of courage youve gone for your dream and succeeded sooo happy for you all new amazing beginnings xxx

I just stumbled across your channel for the first time. Congrats on your new adventure! I live in Florida now but I’m originally from Marple - it’s a small world!! Looking forward to following along :)

Well done to the both of you it looks mint

So much potential, so much money, so much hard work..Good luck.

Wow! Looks like its going to be amazing ❤

We lived in house in a village in Italy that was built in 1849. The interior wood shutters on the windows were common back then. No drapes on windows then. No indoor plumbing either. They had a small shed that was attached to the home. It had space for the animals and separately was a small room for a toilet and bath. Which I am sure was not added on until well into the 1940’s because the town had no sewage until after WW2. No indoor water either. The town still had the communal place where the ladies did their laundry. And they could get water for the house. It was near a spring. I live in Canada now and can’t imagine going back. Lived from 1981-83 that was plenty.

What a dream project never give up on it so much potential

Stunning, best of luck with it

What a beautiful site lots of work but well worth it.

Your own beautiful, tranquil bit of heaven! ❤❤❤❤

We moved over 2 years ago ,bought a cottage in an acre of land in rural county Galway, nice and peaceful,looking forward to watching your restoration!

Welcome to Ireland! Looking forward to following your build.

Beautiful!

Welcome to Ireland hope you have a long and happy life here. May All your trouble's be small and all your up's and down's be between the bed sheet's 😅😅😅😅

Hello, American here, I love homestead renovations and I love Ireland, been there 3 times and you’re living my dream! I can’t wait to see your journey on this! 😊❤ -Amanda

Will be a great place but i hope you have a endless amounts of money . Because your going to need it . Good luck your very brave take on all that work .it will be worth it when finished.

Fabulous Well done !

Congratulations. It's so awesome. Terrifying me but you will be fine.

Big job lots of porridge too eat to finish great cottage...❤❤❤

It's a nice little tour of the property (I love the inside shutters ;)! Lots of moments of excitement and panic too will come; but the ideas will fall into place gradually; don't hesitate to take ideas from wherever they come, sometimes it opens up perspectives that we hadn't thought of! Think carefully about the sunshine for the location of the rooms (I don't want to seem directive but am I already? Sorry! I went through that with my house and things change sometimes very fast for some better...).

How beautiful and so much space. But I reckon it will all be finished in about 6 weeks 😂. Great to see it from day one. Good luck.

Dream comes true! Good Luck!

I love projects like this. Just subscribed and cant wait to see how it turns out. You're only about an hour from us in Omagh.

Awesome view ,good luck from the ozarks

We renovated a house n france my best advice would be make sure you insulated the roof well when you have your new roof on and you will save a fortune on heating with having a fire in the middle of they house. Best of luck and enjoy its hard work but so worth it.

It’s beautiful

love your channel, have now liked and subscribed. Looking forward to more videos, thanks

I have a cottage like this, the swallows will build a new nest so as long as there’s no birds in them you can put them outside, beware they might try to come into ur house next year

I spent 3 years looking for a house in midlands and west. As soon as I saw a sign by the motor home I knew who the listing agent was and the area they cover 😂😂 Good insulation is a must in Ireland. You have free hand to create exaclty what you want. It will take time but will be perfect.

Beautiful location.

Im in the middle of the same thing in county Clare, delivery i found this channel, looking forward to some binge watching to catch up,best of luck!

You could save yourself knocking through by putting a big porch on to join the two bits- be useful for boots etc too.

I am very excited for your future lifestyle. May it be everything you wish it to be. Will you stay there and live in the van while you work on your home ?

Did this 50 years ago in scotland get a couple of pigs chickens ect will soon clear up the greenery ,best of luck and enjoy everything good and bad

wouah un sacre travail de renovation ..bon courage..

Lots of luck for the future.

I love the excitement in your voice,i have just finished a200 year old wreck ..... 5 years hard work .........remember to future proof it,put either tubes or ropes inside the walls for unforeseen addition s !

Waves from North Leitrim: welcome to Off-grid living in THE best county in Ireland! Xxx

I wish you all the best in this new chapter. It is huge, but will be so rewarding. Check out Colette O'Neill, of "Bealtaine Cottage". Not only did she restore her cottage, but also her land. ❤

What a wonderful find!!! I hope you will show us what you do as you go along.......I love history, too, and live in an 1806 house in rural Maine in the U.S.

that soundsscape is just delightful CONgratulations, I am very jealous, but not of the work, it will be worth it tho. I hope everything will go as well as possible

Life is a craft. You have a Rembrandt you have a Sunday artist. Secondly. 0:40 roof gutter downpipe former water butt site? 1:50 tree if Ash dieback free? 6:01 former settle bed site?

This will be labour of love, but I wish You the best of luck with it! Subscribing to follow Your journey and I can't wait to see it when You will be finished.

When those about 11 years old, as a punishment my teacher told me hack back the nettles around the back of our sports hall. I was given a scythe that was taller than I was to do the job. Most admit it was a lot of fun swinging that thing, watching an arc of nettles just get cut down with one swing!

A lick of paint and it will be grand. Remember whatever you paid for it, you paid for the peace and the views not the building.

Great video, great plans for your family. I'm not so sure about the drop down ladders though, especially when you get older...... However, I think you have a fantastic find and a really cool project ahead of you so all the very best with that one, I will follow it. Oh! please can you give me the details of the singer and song that you had playing at the end of your video, I really like it...... All the best success for your project......

Hi,there welcome home..I would love to be able to help ye iam a retired carpenter love these buildings..but sorry to say my two knees are not good enough for work..wishing ye all the best from..pat tullamore

Alright the transition begins from Van Lifers to Homesteaders. This is a beautiful piece of property for sure but you can do so much on an acre.

Definitely put under floor heating in cos it’s cheap and you will love it.

congrats lads. breathability and no dry lining or sand and cement. we restored our homestead in co kerry. Against all builders and architects. Its all manual labour. go for it.

Sounds like you have got your wellies on Rebecca 😂 wow this is great news and an amazing place. Where is it? Roughly? And which estate agent did you use ‘cos I am boggle eyed from looking ❤❤

O, P.S. WELCOME TO IRELAND....FROM WEST CORK.

I would love to live in Ireland or Scotland someday if possible! I've always lived in the country and grew up on a farm in Idaho. So I've only known rural life. What does property like this cost?

That so seems like more than an acre. Lots of space

The outhouse building . You've taken down the broken roof part in middle. The square Gray brick thing why not turn it into a fish pond. It look brilliant

Nothing a lick of paint can't sort...

I'd say it's fairly common to see make shift things in old irish houses especially ones that were around during the famine because they just didn't have anything

Wow! What an amazing adventure. An old 4x4 and a tractor with a platform on the back and a hydraulic lift on the front to get up high should start you off well. Best of luck on your new adventure.

Wow amazing! We are heading back into the Uk after a couple of months round Europe in our camper. We love the idea of land in Portugal, but are out of by not being able to home school. So Ireland could be an interesting prospect for us. Really interested in how you get on - best of luck! Subscribed and looking forward to following your journey ✌️👍

Looks like you have some giant hogweed by the fence, if it is, don’t touch it, it’s really nasty stuff.

Some green paints years ago contained arsenic, don't think old is safe

Well done. And good luck with the new adventure. Will you get the grant?

What system are you using for water while getting things organised? Do you think you will have any issues with Ireland's ridiculously strict panning laws (if you don't happen to be originally from the county you're seeking planning permission in)? Best of luck with your new home

Do a radon test. Ireland has maps on radon. The house could be a deathtrap.

Wow, there is so much land that has not been cultivated.