Come tour our DREAM farm in Ireland as we explore our land for the FIRST time!

#dreamfarm #dreamlife #offgridhomestead
Come tour our land with us for the first time as we settle into our dream farm life in rural Ireland. That’s right, you’re coming with us as we explore all of our never-seen-before seven(ish) acres.
And WAIT until you see what we discovered! Something that's making me feel one step closer to my homestead dreams.
We've made exciting progress with our off-grid living, so expect an update on that too.
PLUS we’ll address that elephant in the room ;)

[@simonoconnorable]

Welcome to Ireland! Recommend watching a youtube channel called Bealtaine Cottage. The lady on that channel bought a piece of land in the west of Ireland and planted it with trees from day one, creating trails through the woodland as it grew. It's a magical place. She kept some of the land for growing her own produce, the before and after is unreal.

[@richardsilver98]

Yes, second this - what Collette has done with 3 acres is just incredible. Trees from day one is the key!

[@jpeel2066]

It's great to see someone so happy and excited in a world of doom and gloom. Keep the videos coming. All the best 🇬🇧.

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thank you! Well that's kind of my hope - that we can remember to find the good, the delightful and the beautiful even when things are tumultuous out there.

[@WestCorkWander]

Great to see you've settled nearby! I can remember the first time we walked our land dreaming if what we wanted to do with it. Such exciting times! Haha had to laugh when I saw Martin Hartes truck up with you, he did our well too. I bet you are dying to get going on the reno too, we started ours at about the same time, such a lovely time going into the Spring/Summer 😊

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Hello! Ahh the dreaming and planning are SO exciting, you're right!! Haha so funny you had Martin do your well too! He's amazing, such a lovely guy. We are DYING to get the reno going but also at the same time want to take our time and it will be an ongoing compromise between doing things outside on the land to get that established and indoors in the house! But I don't mind one bit, here for all of it. I need to catch up on yours!! 😍

[@loadsbutty]

These vlogs will be priceless to her family in decades to come Beautifully shot with v well written opening monologue , these vlogs are going to be part of your future family story and descendants heritage ❤

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

You are so sweet, thank you! That was one of the main things that helped me get over myself and actually create this channel was thinking about having it as a family to look back on. 🙏😍

[@karlrampton8453]

I settled in country Tipperary around 12 years ago and my experience is you wont find better people than the Irish

[@richardsilver98]

Gosh, such a nice bit of land. I am fortunate enough to have four acres in Australia and buying it was the best decision we ever made. You'll just love this place, enjoy it lots - Rich

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

We certainly feel very blessed! Love that you feel that way about your decision to buy your land, so lovely to know!!

[@TheSanfran09]

Hillary will most likely already have an Irish name attributed to it, as will most of your fields. You may have to go back through old maps or contact a friendly local neighbour or historian.

[@catL156]

Welcome to Ireland, so glad to see you were/are home educating your daughter right now it is becoming more and more popular in Ireland it's definitely growing, there is a great community of home ed families in Ireland and a dedicated Facebook group😊so if you decide to stick at it just know there is so much support out there, frankly I think it is the best way to bring up and educate a child. Irish home Ed mum here, been doing it 4 years now and our family is thriving, happy children happy parents ❤♥️🇮🇪

[@IrishCottageRenovation]

Just came across your channel, absolutely love your enthusiasm and look forward to catching up on your progress so far ❤

[@TeezerDriz]

Fabulous land. I agree 100% with you. Clear just what you need, embrace nature. Imagine your own orchard, apples, plums, pears, veggie patch, trees for firewood, wild flowers. Watch the butterfies meander as you basque in sunshine.

[@user-cs4oo9jd8c]

Welcome to Dromadoon! Lough Hyne is a beautiful place!

[@caffhan]

Welcome to our beautiful country. 🎉

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

It certainly feels like such a blessing to be in this beautiful country, thank you!

[@shamrock1577]

We need people like you in Ireland because you are so positive and you take on projects that the indiginous population are reluctant to do. We are lucky to have you here and I wish you the best for the future and I hope your bubbly enthusiasm will not be dulled by our natural scepticism. It would be great to know which county you are in. ☘️☘️

[@laura.ellastcomms]

If you haven't seen Little Spanish Farmstead videos yet you might find them really useful for loads of things but particularly how they use their water supply. They've installed a full DIY system to water the land in dry weather and create an area that's possible to swim in too.

[@boatman6865]

Nice to have a view of the water from your property I think I recognise the location and if I’m correct, you picked a very good place to live. Best of luck with the project

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

We are indeed very blessed here!! Thank you!

[@michelledawtrey193]

I love love love your passion for this land! ❤

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thank you Michelle! It is the most passion-inspiring place, is it not??

[@lindaroyal8161]

Nice discovery, a barn, pretty cool by the looks of it. Congratulations on the well, that will be nice. Electric, pretty much need it for all the renovations and to proceed making the cottage a home

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

It's soooo great having the well! And yes can't really live without the electric!

[@colettefitzpatrick9412]

Welcome to this magical country Ireland ☘️I hope you have many many happy years here. It looks like Ireland has already got into heart and soul 💕

[@waynekavanagh8992]

You need to ask a local farmer for a lend of a few goats, they’ll get through the brambles and bushes in no time

[@petedempsey9435]

Best lawnmowers, scrub clearers in the world.

[@user-zj1uc7rg2u]

Well done u and your family look so happy Ireland are lucky to have folks like u❤

[@DubhRosBreach]

Welcome to Ireland. Just stumbled on your post and want to wish you the very best, looking forward to following your progress.😊

[@margaretfox4808]

Welcome to Ireland, hope you will be very happy here. Looking forward to following along on your journey.

[@RubyOzzie]

Welcome to Ireland, best of buck with your new life here. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses

[@lucyfahy623]

Pretty sure I recognise where you are, welcome the area, it’s an amazing place to live with a wonderful community. Welcome 🥂

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Ahhh thank you for the warm welcome! There certainly does seem to be an incredible community here, which is what we were most hoping for. Kind of feel like we've won the lottery 😍

[@DrussRua]

Welcome to Ireland, your channel got recommend on my feed for some reason. Our part of the world is Carlow. Wouldn't live anywhere else! ❤ Best of luck with the homesteading. You'll love it here.

[@morrigans_cottage]

Can’t wait to see what you end up doing with the land :) I’ve just bought a really old cottage in the west on about 4 acres so I’m just about at the same point as you guys so it’s so nice to see others in the same spot of life :)

[@jenaemarieAZ]

Ooooo - so exciting! So happy for you all!

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thank yooouuu!!

[@celticheartjules]

You are so inspiring Cori. I’ve also been listening to your podcast over the past few days. I’m so glad to have stumbled across you 😊

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Ahh YAY! I haven't been able to publish any podcast episodes in a good while as recording in the van while travelling was REALLY tricky, but there will be some new ones coming soon I hope!! So pleased to have you around!!

[@joannaoreilly8372]

If you are where I think you are you are really lucky. It’s a very special place. Magic in that land..

[@martinbrennan4270]

Well done you are making amazing progress! The cow shed was a great find especially with the cattle crush look like it would be handy enough to repair! You could go for one or two jersey cows ! Really looking forward to seeing your progress!

[@joffey1212]

Your locals will be your greatest help, on everything enjoy their help and kindness

[@catmindy2187]

I love the Cow House!!! Its a big deal to me ,too

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

You GET IT!! 😍

[@davidnicholson5241]

Well done health and happiness to you and your family welcome ♥️♥️

[@doniehurley7634]

Great to see you bring a patch of land back to life and I hope you respect the biodiversity which I'm very sure you will,and welcome to West Cork guys its a very beautiful part of the world

[@ptynan3996]

Rewilding a small part of your land and adding pollinator friendly plants seeding wild flowers a small pond might be interesting, I think it will be a journey of discovery over time , I think its such a good decision, for your spirit your health and happiness... lots of wishes to you whole family through this new time in all your lives... and yep goats are great too.. totally brilliant !!!

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Yes love those suggestions. We were saying a pond might make sense in that boggy bit in what we can "the secret garden"? Lots of scope to discover as we go, like you say! So lovely that people such as yourself understand the decision to do this and what it can really represent. Thanks so much! I am very tempted by goats... haven't convinced the hubby or my daughter yet!

[@catmindy2187]

Looking forward to whatever you can show us...take your time its ok...Im not going anywhere!!🌸🌷🌹💐🏵🌼💮🌻

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

You're so sweet!! Thank you!!

[@youghal40clashmore]

Best of luck with your new property bonus that your near the sea lots of seaweed for your garden. Good to know you met a local farmer with good advice, be careful if you are letting the land out to a farmer some are honest some not. That hill if rocky would be a great place for a forest there is a grant for planting trees mix species. Know you want to have a low impact but a tractor with a bush whacker would make a great job of the brambles. There is a Amish style community in Dunmore East, Waterford that sells Bell canning jars and equipment better value than the Kilner products in the hardware stores. Would be a good video down the road

[@joffey1212]

A Couple of pigs were the ist thing we bought 30 years ago, great for clearing ground etc the very best of luck to you ,

[@mjw12345]

People (Irish) are enjoying you in part because you're a first class very charming BSer (I mean this in the most friendly way!) and they're envious the competition.

[@carolineslater1731]

A goat would love that grass.. Lush n green. Nature's mowers lol.. Love your videos. Can't wait to see the house.. 😁

[@Spohcsom]

English people coming over and buying up large areas of land can often breed resentment in local communities. Tread carefully.

[@valerieyoung7417]

Did you view the property before you bought. I’ve not watched all videos yet, but good luck to you ☘️

[@garywarren5048]

Gday Cori. Added you to the channels i follow. Good luck.

[@Heart-BasedLiving32-5]

Welcome to Ireland if your in Kerry killarney area would love to welcome you to our rural Irish home

[@brianmahoney3256]

West Cork, lovely area. There's another vlog 'Irish homestead' by an English family doing something similar up the country. You might find it interesting. Novel to see English moving here, for decades it was the other way.

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

I've recently found their channel, thank you! Such a beautiful area and we're so blessed to be here 😍

[@janewolfe9137]

I’m enjoying your journey, thank you for sharing it with us. Wondering if you e flown a drone over your land? I’m thinking that other discoveries might be revealed from the air… A Gram from Missouri😊

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Hello in Missouri! We are sorely wishing we had a drone for that very reason! May well have to get one and even more than the discoveries, I think just being able to have that bird's eye view would be incredible. So pleased to have you along for the journey!

[@seanshannon9910]

Hi Cori great to see your farm, thought it is small it is a nice sisz for sustainability For a new family to the rural landscape yee have your property in order, Water, House, Animal housing, First task is to sit down Together and create an outline plan for the entire property, Avoiding unnecessary manual work, making use of machines where possible. For example (off grid Bruce) utube kind regards Sean small farmer in the Burren Best of Luck with your new Adventure

[@peterincork3121]

Great advice, Sean. I've seen some channels where they insisted on spending months doing stuff by hand when hiring something like a digger for a few days removes the heartache of manual labour, to get to their real aim in the first place. You'd imagine of people 70 years ago were able to hire a mini digger etc, they'd have done so !

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thanks Sean! Great advice and my husband for one, is very much on board with making use of machines where possible! He's already been trying to convince me he needs his own digger😉

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

You're so right Peter! I think people like to romanticise older methods, and they have their value and place for sure but I loved your comment about people 70 years ago absolutely hiring a mini digger if they could!!

[@AthDara62]

great to see things working out for you. Ye went through the wringer trying to buy some place. Cork people will look after ye well, some of the nicest funniest people in Ireland. Might want to consider your daughter going to school. Might help her integrate better and really feel like home?

[@TeriDuncan8049]

I know getting a cow is a bit of a ways off, but try to find a family milk cow that they milk by hand, and learn to milk her while also finding out if she's an easy milker and not a kicker. If they have Jerseys in Ireland I'd lean towards them, they can be sweet and are on the smaller side.

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thank you for this advice, I appreciate it! Yeah I'd rather not have a kicker!! And a smaller breed might be easier for me to handle too, given my rather small stature!

[@TeriDuncan8049]

@@CoriLivestheDreamLife I forgot to mention, Jerseys produce alot of cream, for cheese and butter! 😋

[@paudiepower1407]

Barry tea is the best

[@DrussRua]

It is known.

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

OK I'll confess we've still been on the Clipper tea we had stowed in the van... but I'll be buying a box of Barry this weekend!

[@DrussRua]

@@CoriLivestheDreamLife Also try Bewley's, though it's probably more expensive. One of the great debates here is the Lyons vs Barry tea, the other is Tayto vs King crisps (correct answers are Barry's and King). Word to the wise, Irish tea is more heavilly caffineated than standard English tea. I remember the first time I visited England, I couldn't understand why your tea was so watery! :o)

[@kategreen-adarkcarnival6747]

Can really sense the joy within you Cori! That will keep you going through the more challenging times too I'm sure. It will all be worth it! Great you could get the well dug early. Kx

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thank you so much Kate! 😍

[@carolmcc59]

Do you have any neighbours that are off grid for electricity? Curious to know what system would work best there (wind or solar or what?) Fantastic to have a well already set in place. 👍 Sure looks like a beautiful setting and I am sure you're going to have a happy life here :) Thank you for sharing

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Not that we've found yet! We might be the first in the immediate area! Hubby is looking into solar but of course sunshine is no given here! It is indeed beautiful! Thank you!!

[@ericamcniece5209]

My cottage has a well too, put in a UV filtration system as water was contaminated with Ecoli, problem solved! Water drinkable! Best wishes!

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Ooh love these tips!! Thank you so much!

[@sullyhall]

Welcome to West Cork

[@user-yh8pu7hp5d]

Try getting a book by John Seymour the guide to self suffiency also a blacks veterinary dictionary

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thanks so much for the recommendations! Looking those up now! 😊

[@mafish7962]

❤

[@benmag5632]

Welcome to Ireland, very best of luck with your new adventure! Ifyou want to survive in Ireland, just learn to laugh with the weather and its constantly changing faces 😊 Also be careful with any old hawthorns and elder on your land, it's not good to upset them!!!

[@garethscott9051]

Welcome to Ireland hope you enjoy

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Thank you for the warm welcome!!

[@patrickwiklund2039]

👍

[@victoriaflynn6506]

So many people aren't aware how important fresh clean water is. Blame fluoride 😂

[@lorriejinx]

Your videos are really interesting but if you want to get more subscribers and viewers you need to produce more videos on a regular basis at least weekly. Keep it up.

[@mniaodhagain5180]

☘️☘️☘️Welcome to Ireland ☘️

[@md.monirmiah3725]

Hay dear sweet friend ❤how are you ❤you are very beautiful and nice friend ❤❤I liked friend ❤️ ❤

[@slackJocks]

Love the videos 👍 don’t want to rain on the parade but the government passed a law here a few years ago which means they own the water and anything else you find more than a meter down 🤷‍♂️ not great I know but that’s the government for you 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@nigelmchugh5541]

Everyone ignores that.....😂

[@slackJocks]

They allow you to ignore it for now but watch what happens in the next two years, climate change 😉👍

[@Cauin450]

'One day, Son, all this will be yours...to muck out!' One piece of advice: Cancel your gym membership. You will never need one again!

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Hahaha I am finding that already! Haven't been to the gym in weeks and not through laziness!!

[@bogbay]

Load of new grants now available for rewilding. €4.4k/hectare for ten years. You can do 2 hectares. Could work out very well for you

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Didn't know this! Will check it out, thank you so much!!

[@bogbay]

@@CoriLivestheDreamLife Google NTAS and ACRES schemes.

[@lisamannion8178]

What part of Irelsnd are you in? I don't even know but your energy and enthusiasm is wonderful and I wish you all every happiness in your new home. Do you have an email address? Lisa, Galwsy xx

[@CoriLivestheDreamLife]

Ah bless you that's so sweet! We're in Cork :) Yes, email address is [e-mail]