For those of you asking: A "fosse septique" is a septic tank. That is the pipe Lincoln had to repair :)

Lincoln home alone was hilarious. The donkeys are beautiful, love hearing them chew. Poor Guava and the gun shots, and Enzo is amazing.

Hello from PEI Canada. California, France, England and now Ireland, what a global adventure you have given your child

I love the sound the donkeys make when chewing carrots. They’re such beautiful creatures ❤

I came for the house, then stayed for the cats 🐈 😁. Such a beautiful property.

My gran swore the glass of Guinness she drank in her local pub every day kept her fit. She didn't see a doctor for 35 years so maybe she was right :)

Lincoln is such a trooper, he seems to calmly take everything in stride ... ☺️

Love how you two miss each other and the donkeys are really adorable! This James Joyce fan was swooning at the Dublin footage. Feel very privileged to get a peek at your lovely life! 😊

Ireland is lovely! What a dream to get to go there for college. The beginning of Lincoln home alone gave me Wes Anderson movie vibes. It really did!

I want to be reincarnated as a pet living at your chateau. What a life they all have. You guys are fantastic!! Love it!! ❤

Another great episode. Your video production and editing skills are top notch.

Glad you enjoyed Galway and Dublin both universities looked great, I live 1 hour from Galway in Co. Clare but originally from Co. Kildare. Your donkeys look so happy. I enjoy your renovations of the chateau, great work.

You guys are hilarious you have the epitome of incredible dry humor, paired with wisdom and intelligence Keep being amazing and keep sharing with the rest of us your adventure

Welcome to my country Ireland I live in Co. Kildare. An hour from Dublin and yes we love our donkeys I love your two donkeys and all your pets.

Who'd "Think It" we watch a show to see a wonderful Chateau Reno and we get... Donkeys, Travel, Architecture, Wonderful Scenery, Family Decisions, Food Glorious Food, Dogs, Education, Scientific Theories, Water issues ' Chateau Problems', Guiness, Red Boots ♥️ and FIGHTER JETS!!!! OMG BLOODY BRILLIANT 👏👏👏🍺🥂

I bought a Victorian home on an acre of land on the East Coast of the US 3 years ago and have struggled with the constant, endless ongoing renovations that this property requires. After viewing your videos, I pledge to stop complaining. ... Well, maybe I'll grumble about the cold rooms during winter...

That campus in Ireland is perfectly beautiful. I do enjoy your videos, thank you. 🎉🎉😊🎉

As usual, an excellent video. Me being irish, loved the shots of the gorgeous buildings and town. I hope your daughter will do well over there assuming she has chosen a university or college to attend. Gosh, I love to hear those sweet donkeys crunch on the carrots!

Husband and I moved from NYC to rural northwestern ireland eight years ago. Our daughter came over, and got her Masters degree at Trinity in Dublin. It’s an incredible school, has provided her with infinite opportunities back in NYC - and if your daughter can go here - DO IT. Finding a place to live in Dublin is a horrific challenge - and truth to tell - the cost of her attending Trinity as a “foreign” student from the USA, and the cost of paying for her living accommodation - were pretty much the same $…. No regrets. That degree will open doors for her the rest of her life.

Kerry Irish butter is delicious. Oddly enough, it is sold at our local Sam’s Club in the US. I make oyster stew with it. ❤ How exciting for both of you that your daughter is starting a brand new adventure in such a beautiful place! Getting older is better than the alternative, right? Enjoy the ride at every stage. 😉🥀🌹

Amanda and Lincoln, I love watching your videos from Coronado, CA. The pair of you are a great team! Glad you enjoyed your to Ireland, beautiful country, as is France. I do enjoy the Kerry butter! Your Chateau is truly coming along, and your grounds are lovely! Thank you for sharing…

I really enjoyed this video and for you taking us on this journey....thank you! Good job on repairing the pipes Lincoln....that looked like a difficult job....well done! Your property is so beautiful and really enjoy seeing all of the animals.

We had a golden retriever that was a rescue and came with the name of Guinness...she lived to be 16...I'm so glad that we can get the Kerrygold Irish butter here in Georgia! I love that stuff and we always have to have it on St Patricks day with all of the Irish "fixins". I had to get a new septic system put in while my husband was deployed and then when he go back, we had to have a new system put in for the washing machine..we had no idea it was a separate system.. funny what you learn when everything is not working in your house/chateau!

Love seeing the donkeys , the dogs and cats. WOW those universities in Ireland had some gorgeous buildings. Did your daughter make a decision? Love the no stress airport ❤❤❤

How exciting to attend college abroad. I would so love for my son who is currently attending college in the states, to go abroad. I think he would absolutely love it. I just love your vlogs. Can’t wait to see the kitchen when it’s all done. Best wishes from Land O Lakes Florida ❤

Smart pups. I also freak out at the sound of gun shots. Hard-working but lovely life you have created. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome video ❤ thank you for sharing 😊

Lincoln has a “ petite mine “ when you are away …. 💕💕💕😔

Trinity University home of The Library. The one I always see in my head when I think of grand libraries.

You've created such a beautiful life for your children. ❤

I always look forward to seeing your videos. Lincoln always keeping it real. Those universities in Ireland are magical. My oldest went to grad school in Grenada, St. George’s is another magical campus. The kids grow up so fast.

The donkeys are so stinking cute!!! Love them so much, how fun to have them. Very sad the pups (and you) have to deal with the hunters but I guess that’s a trade off for living in such beautiful countryside! It must be such a wonderful life to get up every day and do physical work and have such a purpose - the physicality of moving everyday and creating or organizing or fixing something has to be so rewarding. I don’t know what your careers were in San Francisco but this has to beat it for sure 😂🎉❤. Really enjoy your videos!

Grocery prices seemed pretty reasonable, even cheap, in Ireland. Compared to the US price of butter and sugar.

I started cracking up laughing when you said , this looks like a Junk Yard , and you need to find out what happened , I feel like that when my husband fixes one thing and I come home to a huge disaster , thinking well I guess he broke that while fixing the other thing , Good Grief !

Keeping amazing keep posting and keep living the dream, always remembering how unique and adventurous you are

Beautiful filming and editing. Seamless.

Love the trip to,Ireland my son went their to a bed and breakfast the company he worked for in Ottawa was called stair world they made the staircase in Ottawa shipped it Ireland and he and his crew went to install it he loved it their the hospitality they showed him and is crew was top he said he would love to go back

Very good that you stacked the wood. Here in the Belgium Ardennes they also put waved metal sheets on it and stones on these sheets. Or you could built a sort of roof over it, mounted to the wall. Dry all the wood: also the less nice ot half rotted once because also that burns. I also dry and burn the cut hedge twigs and branches. I like it that you stay down-to-earth people. Regards from a Dutch in East Belgium.

OMG, Seriously is there anything that You guys can't do? What a dirty messy job Lincoln, good on you. I hate septic tanks, we still have one in our country cottage in Nevere in the Loire valley. Have to have it pumped out every few years. Dublin looks so picturesque. Such a beautiful town with plenty of history. Thanks for another great video.

Great video all around. I've said it many times on this channel, but Lincoln is one of the best characters on KZfaq. Funny, charming, intelligent...and yet, a great DIYer as well. The Emerald Isle section was wonderful, too. What a lovely country with generous & kind people. Awesome donkey content this week, too!

Enjoyed the tour of Dublin! Trinity College is gorgeous with so much history! I thoroughly the video today😊 l noticed the donkeys have their winter coat....much thicker then normally have.

I'm almost caught up now on your channel -- been bingeing for quite a few days. I think the thing I love most about your property is the cluster of out buildings. They are so old and charming and look like a tiny hamlet. Your chateau is very beautiful too, and although it might be small compared to some others, if you attached all the other buildings to it (as some chateaux are) it would be quite large. It seems perfect that you get to have all that additional square footage, but keep your privacy as a family. The other thing I love is your animals. I adore donkeys and wish I could convince my hubby to get us some, but we are a bit old for more livestock. Is there a happier dog than Enzo? My kitten just turned back on your video after I'd paused it to go clean their litter box ... she's trying to get your cats' watch hours up :)

I loved the little airport. I'm used to the Hartsfield Jackson International airport in Atlanta GA. It can be a nightmare.

Welcome in Ireland! Trinity College and even more so Cork College (2nd biggest "city", itÄs actually quite small-ish) are sooo beautiful, especially in Cork there are some corners, where you expect Harry Potter and his friends to suddenly appear...

Guess I was wrong. I see a masked Lincoln. Your trip to Dublin was amazing. Loved all your fantastic shots. Love grocery stores in Ireland. I buy Irish butter and cheese. Hope you had a productive visit. Beautiful campus.

Really really enjoy your videos 😊 thank you so much x

Amanda, you always take such beautiful photos and videos. Trinity College is beautiful and I buy that butter in the US also! Lincoln was having scientific, philosophical conversations with the dogs, so I do believe he missed you. We have septic systems where I live and after 30-40 years they fail so the soil has to perk to find a new location for one. They are very expensive but necessary. I can’t believe you have a daughter old enough for college, but it is an exciting time and also sad when they leave home. I cried for hours when I left my first child at college for her freshman year. It got easier by the time the third child left, but the overlapping tuitions for three kids in college was enough to make me cry!!! Now they’re all successful and have children of their own. All that tuition did pay off. Good luck to your daughter and your family. And those donkeys are just too cute. Hugs.

Hi from Connecticut! Literally visited University of Rhode Island today with my 17 year old. Exciting time in both our daughters lives, but, yes, I feel old too. 😂. I remember visiting colleges with my mom like it was yesterday. Say hi to the donkeys, dogs and cats for me. Oh, and Lincoln too. 😊. If you ever need help, I volunteer my time. Keep making your videos, they are fun and inspiring. ❤

I love your way of story telling. Thank you for sharing. The neverending renovations must be nerve-racking sometimes. We have a small town house and it keeps me up at night thinking of all the work that has to be done.... .

I like the donkey mug you bought!

What is a "fosse"? Like a septic field?

Maybe a suggestion to help your back? I have 60-100 foot trees I’ve been slowly taking down. Using our children’s old wagon (Amish built with springs and wide tires) is surprisingly helpful. Handles quite a lot of weight and isn’t the same strain when pulling as pushing a wheel-barrow. Best wishes with those logs!

I loved seeing Ireland! I must have my Maldon sea salt too! Have you ever seen their video's on KZfaq and their history? Really cool!

Thank you for the Dublin colllage its beautiful 😊😊😊

I would have loved to go to school in Ireland. Your daughter is a lucky girl! 🍀

I buy that exact Irish butter here in the states in Virginia I love it and keep extra when on sale in the freezer.

Loved the footage of Dublin and Galway. So nice you got away. Good thing Lincoln and his friend were able to fix that pipe. For sure, another problem arises when you are in the middle of a huge project. Loved Lilncolns quantum physics, etc.. Funny.

Love the donkeys!

You can make brown sugar by taking granulated white sugar and molasses, add more molasses for darker brown sugar.

I agree with your comment about going to food shops when you are travelling, it is one of my favourite things about going to new places.

Wow, how wonderful that you're both considering Dublin for college! Just curious as to why? Do you homeschool the girls or do they attend French schools? How clever to put a tarp down before destroying the ceiling. Kudos

That was fun.

Thanks for the lovely views of Dublin and Galway. Donkeys are such companiable (and nosey) animals, it is great to have them about while you are working.

Greetings from Dublin🇮🇪🤗. Trinity would of course be my first choice but accommodation would be cheaper in Galway if that’s a deciding factor. Love Lincoln’s Home Alone time! I bet he misses you terribly but at least he has plenty of company! Yes, we love our donkeys! I had an all Ireland champion donkey would you believe? 😂. Well, she wasn’t mine but wandered in one day and we looked after her until we found her owners. She was an escape artist! They would take her home and she would break out and come back to us! Unfortunately her favourite pastime was breaking out of our paddocks too and taking my horses on excursions 🫣 We eventually had to give in and send her home. She came back a few more times of course 😅 Guinness does not travel well unfortunately. You just can’t beat a pint of the black stuff on Irish soil ❤

Smart doggies.

Visiting colleges is so important. My kids always got a visceral reaction and pictured whether or not they could see themselves going to school there. Seeing other students, the campus and surrounding area of stores and things to do helps.

You have one of the best French Chateau KZfaq channels, I always enjoy when I see you posted another vlog.

Our "new" house had something called "Orangeburg" pipe to remove water from our house. In the marketing for the product an elephant was shown standing on it. Great, right? What it didn't take into account was that when wet, Orangeburg pipes compressed and became more and more oval, not round, until flat! Oh boy! Great!

What an adventure for a young student to be going to school in Ireland …..very jealous! Watching from snowy Vancouver Island, BC 🇨🇦❄

BEST TO YOU

He definintely knows about quantum entanglement, eh Lincoln?

Welcome home 😊😊😊😊😊

Yee, glad the two of you made it threw the weekend just fine. nice to see you guy's enjoying the fall mornings.

Lovely surprise to see you in Galway. My paternal family was/is from Galway. I love every corner of Ireland I have visited. “Lincoln Alone” was funny! ❤

The virginia creeper and the start offall colours on the trees is beautiful❤

Going to grocery stores in other countries is also my favorite thing to do. Thanks for taking us along 😊 the colleges looked amazing!

Thanks for sharing everything - especially loved seeing Ireland- oh and the grocery store and the butter!!!

I had to stop the vlog to stand up and cheer, you put a tarp down before demolition, you get me!!! Why people why don’t you get this!?😊 Back to the vlog…

Guiness does taste great in Ireland!

Funny seeing places we shop, eat and drink in when we go into town. You made Dublin look very nice 😂 I was in France over the same weekend and the bloody hunters were frightening us and the animals!

Glad to see the family reunited and whole again after the brief trip to Dublin. I love Dublin. However I can only handle staying no more that two weeks at a time. The gray days wear me down fast. I pray those pipes were tested to ensure they're not asbestos before you began ripping them out. Most concrete pipes installed at the turn of the century up until the 80s had asbestos added to improved their strength. Ripping them out releases asbestos fibers. To prevent contamination of the house and grounds a specialized hazardous materials removal team and equipment is required.

my dog drags me home at the sound of a gunshot too... or a truck going over a bump, or a siren, or roofers hammering, or or or.... My girl is a nervous nellie

Jste skvělí moc vám držím palce a zdravím z ČR

Hey good to see you like Maldon sea salt, I live quite near there in Essex 😊

Great video as always. Lots going on over your way. The Irish campuses looked beautiful and surely you two had fun there. I’d probably want to peruse the grocery stores too. Kerry butter is easy access in US stores. Thank you and hopefully no more leaks. 😁

Do your kids live with you, we never see them on video or helping out? What are your long-term plans for the chateau, B&B, an animal rescue, or an events center? What was your careers before taking on the chateau? Lincoln seems so calm all the time.

Always hard to changes pipes on very old network !

Well you must have known Lincoln missed you because he was wearing your hat? Or is it his hat and he just got to wear it?😳

Where I live we don't hear gun shots but we do have fireworks at least three times a year and there are always some jerks lighting them off the week before and a week after each occasion. My dogs are terrified and try to hide as best they can including behind the toilet in the basement bathroom.

“They” say that the Kerry gold butter wrapper is toxic. contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl carbons, PFAS for short, a toxic artificial compound. I love Kerry Gold!!!

If I ever come to your neck of the woods, can we go shopping together? Firstly, I also like to head to the grocery store when traveling, just to see what they have and try new things. And great choice on the pitcher. I just bought a bunch of pitchers from an auction, props from a tv show apparently. None as great as a donkey one though, or that goose😉. Great job on the pipes Lincoln!

Have you considered University College Cork ? Dublin is bustling for a student but so expensive. Galway has always been known as a great student town. Cork is a nice size as the second city and UCC is nicely centered. My own 17 year old will be going to UCC in Sept 2025 (all going well !), but we're fortunate to live only 2kms from the college, so it's an easy decision :)

Love love love your donkeys

Icky Black water and grey water are the things in life we all need but wish someone else would take care of yet we know you can save so much $$$$ if we do it ourselves

Hey FIY - You can make brown sugar by just mixing regular white sugar and molasses 😊 It’s better to get as properly brown - ie not as refined as white sugar - but it’s the same thing essentially as just adding molasses back into regular white sugar!

Dublin is a great city but expensive and that was before covid. Hope you went to see the library in Trinity college the history is amazing! At least Lincoln played with his pipes 😂

Ok, well I for one need to hear more of the tutelage of Enzo on quantum mechanics (or whatever subjects!). Are you going to paint or otherwise upgrade the basement at some point?

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My great grandparents hailed from Ireland im ashamed to say I’ve never been it’s on my bucket list ! Excuse my ignorance but what’s a fosse ? Sounds expensive 😅 Just love the donkeys I need some ❤

😮🎉🎉🎉😮 Just a thought ! Stacking Wood on a wall, will create Dampness ! 😮