Dec 19, 2012 • Tiny House

A Tiny House On Wheels In Ireland

While searching for tiny/small houses in Ireland, I finally came across a tiny house on wheels! Noel Higgins from Kilkenny built this tiny house called, Teach Nollaig. Noel built his tiny house (and trailer) from scratch and incorporated a variety of reclaimed and salvaged materials, as well as local wood, eco-wool and raw sheep’s wool, making this a tiny house with a very low carbon footprint.

This tiny house has some ingenious ideas incorporated into it – my favourite being the flue of the stove being used to heat the water.

You can see more of Noel’s tiny house on his facebook page: Teach Nollaig

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18 Comments

Fiona Kelty
May 27, 2014 at 11:17 am

I love your house! The pipes wrapped around the stove flue – brilliant idea! Is there a pump built in to bring cold water in and hot water out, or how does it work? And did you bend the pipes yourself?

I also like the idea of having your solar panel movable, to catch the sun… but are you not worried that someone would rob it? Those things are not cheap!

Looking forward to getting the Newsletter,

Fiona.
Adrienne
June 1, 2014 at 8:04 pm

My husband and I have started one and never finished. we are totally rethinking the idea of living in permanent homes. we need to be free! thanks for the inspiration!
Martin
July 12, 2014 at 12:28 pm

Hi
Loved the house on wheels. I was wondering do you make them to sell and if so how much.
Regards,
Martin
Niall Burke
July 20, 2014 at 10:06 pm

Hi Martin – We don’t currently build tiny houses but sell the construction plans for them. This article is about Noel Higgins from Kilkenny who built his own, rather eclectic, tiny house.
elaine doyle
July 31, 2014 at 3:13 pm

hi i am thinking of building a tiny home on trailer. do you sell the construction plans and if so, how do i obtain a copy if you could let me know,

kind regards,
elaine doyle

Niall Burke
July 31, 2014 at 4:13 pm

Hi Elaine, we do sell the construction plans and you can view our portfolio by visiting this page: https://humble-homes.com/tiny-house-plans/ You can purchase the construction plans for each house on their respective pages. :)

Harold
October 19, 2014 at 10:15 pm

hi what about planning permmisions or any permission u might need for this house trailers very interested ty
Sunlioness
March 5, 2015 at 11:35 am

Hi Naill,
Planning to leave the rat race as well, I’m a fan of tiny houses for years. Now’s the time. Do you know if tiny, humble, houses are in Ireland? What about planning/building regulations? Now I see some of the most beautiful houses (like the canoe escape!) but I prefer an isolated place. The plans are often to connect the houses. I dream of living completely Off grid. A compost, or dry toilet. Own water system by well and natural cleaning system, electricity from solar panel and small (Liam) windmill and self sufficient farming. Do you know if there are existing plans for a humble house like that?
Keep up the good work! Love it!
Renée
Paddy
June 13, 2015 at 10:45 pm

I am thinking about building my self a tiny home , I need to know more about where I can park it I think I could park on a caravan park to start, as for taking is on the road , I think the trailer regulations would be a starting point I am in the north but the regs are european so we can build around 2500 mm wide and I tnink 3500 mm plus the drawbar , the if its not a trailer a lot of things dont applie , no actual laws for caravans it more a code of conduct sort of thing , you would need to do all gas by regulations , so what is a tiny house clasified by in europe .?.
Jocelyn Fobb
June 17, 2015 at 10:20 pm

So inspiring and what I have wanted to live in for a decade.

This has given me the desire to achieve my dream.

Any ideas of the cost of such homes?

A great website.

Thanks

Jocelyn
chris
July 13, 2015 at 8:12 pm

hi im about to finish my final year in college and i find myself looking for accomdation closer to the place i work but paying rent is just impossible these days in dublin and was wondering what issues there are with a tiny house on the planning permission side as its not a perment structure?
love the concept of being off grid and what Noel has done with his tiny house.
Neil colbeck
January 22, 2016 at 8:38 am

Love the whole concept,what diameter is the pipe and what do you use to get the coil.
Matt K.
February 9, 2016 at 4:32 pm

Great Idea love the small home been there myself time or two. Might suggest building a better firecode
wall behind the woodstove.
francesca moore
September 12, 2016 at 8:06 pm

big fan of tiny homes great to see them taking off herekeep up the good work!!!
Carmen
November 7, 2016 at 2:32 am

I’m in the process of building a tiny home. Where did you find your hot water tank? It’s perfect and I’d like one just like it for our hot water needs. Thanks!
Simon
December 25, 2016 at 6:48 am

Hi can you explain how the hot water heater works as I’m assuming it has to have a pump ?
Yvonne
May 25, 2017 at 9:43 pm

Hi there I am making a programme about finding a home and would love to chat to someone who has left the rat race and living in a tiny home in Ireland
Elaine doyle
August 27, 2023 at 6:46 pm

Hi beautiful house would love to do something like that. Any tips on how to get started.

Regards
Elaine