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tahir
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Bugs
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Nanny
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tahir
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Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 23956 Location: under some rain.
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We've downsized to Northern Ireland, of course the 'Northern' bit a always puts people off as they expect us to live in an army base, but to honest it's a beautiful, scenic, welcoming and mostly agricultural place.
I met a lass from over here 10 years ago, drugged her, married her and lived happily in my homeland of Wales for 8 years before deciding to move over here.
The reasons, firstly I've grown to love the place and the people, secondly my wife is a real family person whilst mine are all pretty independant so she had been pining for years. And thirdly it was a financially realisitic way to achieve our smallholding dream without working like dogs.
So far things are working out really well, we bought just over an acre for �40k and our house should be built by the end of August. I'm hoping to rent a few more acres and go into part time organic chicken farming and set up a deli/home cooking enterprise.
Northern Ireland still retains the sense of community that most places have lost, you know your neighbours and the pace of life is noticabley slower, not because people don't work hard but because people take the time to meet, great and catch up. |
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nettie
Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 5888 Location: Suffolk
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roiphil
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Location: now in southern ireland
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Jonnyboy
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roiphil
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Location: now in southern ireland
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Jonnyboy
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roiphil
Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Location: now in southern ireland
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ButteryHOLsomeness
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ButteryHOLsomeness
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Andrea
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