Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
Member since
2003The member has not specified any exchange dates
1 story house in Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
Our home is a 4 bedroom/2 bathroom bungalow. We have a piano you are welcome to play. We have a record player you are also welcome to use. Our home is in rural area but close to local town. We enjoy a quite area to live in yet have the amenities of a busy town within 10/15 mins. drive. During the summer we have a lovely vegetable garden and you will be welcome to use any the vegetables ready for use. Listed are some of the attractions that are available if you choose to visit our area and region you will be most welcome-Failte go hEireann - Welcome to Ireland. We love our home and region and hope you will too!
Our family photos go back to an exchange in Finland, a family wedding in 2015, and our granddaughter's birth in 2019. Our most recent is a picture from our daughter's wedding in 2022 - how we have changed!
Local amenities include
Stephenstown pond is a small Wildlife Park- ideal place to take a stroll. It has a lovely coffee shop and a play area for children.
Museum/Library/Swimming pool/Cinema
Dog-racing track/horse-racking track/golf
Sailing and windsurfing/Hill walking
Recommended places of interest include
Lively traditional music scene
Newgrange - heritage site/Battle of the Boyne -Interpretive centre/Slane Castle
Carlingford village
Drogheda - many places of interest
Dublin - numerous attractions - 1 hr by car/train/bus-best means of transport is bus
Northern ireland
Armagh city - numerous attractions.
Belfast - numerous attractions - 1 hr by car/train- best means of transport is train.
We have listed web addresses and contact details for tourist attractions and restaurants etc in our home booklet.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 0 Children
- 17 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Retired teacher/Theologian and home maker
Our Home
- House Type: Single storey home
- Floor: 0
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- 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
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Garage / private parking
- Bicycles: 2
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Suitable for disabled people
- Car necessary
- Use/Exchange of car
- Seclusion/Privacy
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Italy
- Sicily, Italy
- Spain
- France
- Portugal
Spoken Languages
- English
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: Dublin -
Occupation
- Retired teacher/Theologian and home maker
Children
- We do not have children.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
About Our Family
We had many good years of exchanging homes when the children were much younger and as they are grown and leading lives of their own we are continuing to exchange homes and still enjoy it very much.
We have now completed in the region of 19 exchanges over a 20 year period. We did take some years out when the children were at University and they would come home for summer holidays.
We enjoy travelling and seeing new countries and, at times, returning to revisit some countries again.
References
This member has completed 17 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Bad Schönborn, Germany
DE50926The house was very neat and clean. We found a lot of documents about the area. They gave us two coffee mugs as a welcome and as a gift. Colm and Jackie are very friendly and helped us in an exemplary manner when we had an accident.