Camphill Kyle is a small land based community just up the road from our local town, Callan.

There is easy access to Killkenny, Waterford and Clonmel which are larger cities with good shopping, theatres, concerts and recreation.
Kyle itself occupies approximately 26 acres (10.5 hectares) of beautiful farmland, orchards and garden.

Roughly 50 people of all ages and abilities share life in Kyle. Two families with young children and an old retired couple add to the richness of our social life, which centres around 13 special people who we support and care for. They have very different needs: a few are fairly independent,others need full support. This is largely provided by an enthusiastic group of around 15 international volunteers and eight long-term co-workers.

We also employ a small number of local people to help us with various aspects of our life; they,along with our neighbours help keep us grounded in the locality and in tune with the Irish scene.

A few of us have our own accommodation but, in common with most other Camphill communities our life centres around our four house communities. However, we work together on the land, and in our pottery, weavery and basketwork shop.

A number of us also go out for further education and training; KCAT, the local art and study centre is a particularly popular venue where a variety of art and drama courses can be attended on a full-time or part-time basis.

But Kyle isn't all work and study: we feel very committed to providing therapies for those who need them. To that end we have designed and built a therapy centre with designated spaces for massage, art, movement (eurythmy) and hydrotherapy.

We also have a beautiful small hall that we use for concerts, festivals and celebrations, and a smaller recreation room for playing pool and for parties.