Nou at home beside Charlie, remembered with love. Charlie passed away in 2018.

Nou lying in the green grass beside Casper.

ERRIS, IRELAND A HOME FOR CATS & HORSES

A WILD
LITTLE HOME.

An old lightkeeper’s house.
Twenty-nine cats. A whole new chapter.

↓Step inside

01 / NOU & CHARLIE · RIP 2018

THE OLD LIGHTKEEPER’S HOUSEErris · County Mayo
Ireland’s Atlantic coast

Once a lightkeeper’s home.
Now, the cats run the place.

Some houses have a story.
Ours is still being written — one arrival at a time.

A PRIVATE HOME · NO ANIMAL INTAKE

Our home,
their home.

Noufarm is a private home for the animals already in our care. We cannot accept animals brought to the farm.

Please do not bring or leave animals here.

LOOKING FOR HELP WITH AN ANIMAL?

Start with the NSPCA.

For advice about a stray cat or an animal you can no longer care for, contact the NSPCA to discuss the next steps. Please contact them first; intake depends on their capacity.

NSPCA contact & advice ↗Found a cat? Read their guidance ↗Report cruelty or neglect ↗

Injured or seriously unwell? Contact your nearest vet or emergency veterinary service for immediate care.

Nou smiling beside one of the farm’s tabby cats. — NOU, AT HOME WITH ONE OF THE FAMILY

HOW NOUFARM BEGAN · NOU’S STORY

I came with three.
The rest found me.

I moved from Cologne to the west coast of Ireland with my three house cats. I didn’t know how many more would find their way here.

Around 2019, sick, injured and unneutered cats began arriving at the old house. So there were trips to the vet in Ballina, neutering appointments, food bowls and warm beds in the house and old stables. I paid for it myself. As the family grew, so did the bills.

In 2024, I began sharing this part of my life and accepting help. Breeding around the house is now under control, but new cats still appear. Today, 29 rescue cats call this place home.

A different kind of keeping watch.— Nou

A FEW OF THE CHARACTERS

SMALL LIVES.
BIG CHARACTERS.

Little moments from the farm.
The animals. Their stories.

RESCUE STORIES · SHARED ON INSTAGRAM

A name. A home. A beginning.

“annnnd another rescue kitten! I need name suggestions for this fluffy one!”

A little arrival, back when this fluffy rescue still needed a name. The people following the rescue were on naming duty.

Nou’s original post ↗

Daily cuddles, please.

“Jumbo and Tigger requested their daily cuddles 💖”

In this update, Jumbo’s ear was healing after an attack. His stitches were due out soon. The cuddles, apparently, couldn’t wait.

Nou’s original post ↗

Room for a second chance.

Pops arrived covered in mud, struggling to walk and unable to eat. Treatment and seven tooth extractions meant he could eat properly again.

In my update, he had gained weight and was enjoying sunny garden naps and the company of Bella.

Read Pops’ full story ↗

Reels open here with their original Instagram captions.

Jumbo curled up in Nou’s arms during a Twitch stream.

FROM OUR DOORSTEP TO YOUR SCREEN

First, a safe place.
Then, a little fame.

Jumbo appeared at our door with a deep, open wound on his neck.

We took him in. Surgery at the vet in Ballina and neutering were part of his new start. Today, he has a home here — and quite a following of his own.

A playful moment with Nou on Twitch became the farm’s little viral hit. Behind the clip is a cat who needed someone to open the door.

≈300klikes

1.8m+views

Approximate reach shared by Nou · October 2026. Counts change.

Open the original Instagram post ↗

PREVENTING THE NEXT UNWANTED LITTER

Care for today.
Fewer kittens in need tomorrow.

Neutering has been part of the care here since the first cats arrived.

Neutering prevents unwanted litters and helps limit the growth of unowned cat populations.

The NSPCA describes Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR) as a humane way to help community cats: they are safely trapped, neutered and returned after recovery to the familiar area where they live.

Speak to a vet about neutering your own cat. For unowned or feral cats, ask a local vet or experienced TNR group for advice. First check whether a roaming cat has an owner.

Why neutering matters · NSPCA TNR guide ↗NSPCA advice for cats in your area ↗

Guidance checked October 2026. Ask locally about availability.

Mommy’s tiny kittens snuggled together while nursing.

MOMMY & HER FOUR KITTENS

Five lives.
One safe place.

Mommy was abandoned in the village while pregnant. We brought her inside, so she and her four kittens could be safe and stay together.

With support from the NSPCA, all five can be neutered and then live peacefully here on the farm.

Thank you to the NSPCA for helping this little family.

Another mother cat curled around her kittens in a bed of hay in the stable.

ANOTHER FAMILY, FOUND IN THE STABLE

Once a hidden nest.
Now, part of the family.

Another mother and her babies were found tucked away in the stable. They have all since been neutered.

These days, they are busy making mischief around noufarm — safe, settled and very much at home.

SOME FRIENDSHIPS ARE A LIFETIME

Twenty-two years.
Still by my side.

Before all these cats, there was Laudi.

Laudatious — Laudi to us — is a Trakehner born in 1999 at Gestüt Nannhofen. His sire is Baluster; his dam’s sire is Polarwind.

He’s 27 now. We’ve been through a lot together: surgery for a cancerous growth by his right eye when he was young, and life with Cushing’s disease.

Here, he has the care he needs and a place to grow old. There is nothing he needs to prove.

THE NEXT CHAPTER · NOVEMBER 2026

And soon, Emily.

Emily is ten and is coming from the My Lovely Horse Rescue team in Cork. She cannot be ridden. She’ll join Laudi for a quiet life together, with the new wooden barn ready since September.

Support helped make this new shelter possible — a place for Laudi and, soon, Emily.

Nou riding Laudi beside the old farm buildings after his arrival in Ireland. — Laudi’s arrival in Ireland.“Say hello to Laudatious” — Nou ↗

BUILT TOGETHER · SEPTEMBER 2026

More than a stable.
A place to grow old.

Jimmy, Dan, James, Martin and I built this wooden barn together. Your support helped us make it happen: a dry, peaceful place where the horses can grow old, side by side.

The new wooden barn at sunset, with horses standing nearby. — Built with helping hands. Made possible with support.

Inside the new wooden barn, with two separate horse boxes. — **A space for each of them.**One box for Laudi. The other ready for Emily, who is due to join us from My Lovely Horse Rescue in Cork in November.

Laudi’s headcollar hanging from a horseshoe hook on the barn’s wooden post. — **A little finishing touch.**Jimmy brought me this horseshoe when we finished the barn. Now it holds Laudi’s headcollar — a little reminder of what we built together.

THE MOMENTS IN BETWEEN

This is home.
Just us.

In the old lighthouse stables, the new wooden barn and the farmhouse: every cat and horse has a place of their own.

View on Instagram ↗

FROM NOU’S OWN PHOTO ALBUM

HELP WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER

KEEP THIS
LITTLE WORLD
GOING.

The everyday care.
The unexpected vet visit.
Care through every season.

Nou funded the animals’ care herself for years. Since 2024, voluntary support has helped with veterinary treatment, neutering, food, bedding and shelter for the rescued cats and horses. That help also made the new wooden barn possible.

Support the rescue animals Voluntary support towards the animals’ care and shelter.Paid directly to Nou via PayPal.me / noukoneko. You choose the amount.

Following, sharing and cheering us on helps too.
Thank you for being part of our story.

A WINDOW INTO THE FARM

Life on the farm.
As it happens.

Follow the animals’ everyday lives, their progress and the little moments that make this place home. Farm updates are shared through Nou’s @noukoneko accounts.

Instagram

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@NOUKONEKO · REELS, VIDEOS & PHOTOGRAPHS

The rescue animals, their stories and everyday moments around the house, garden and stables.

See the farm updates ↗

Twitch

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@NOUKONEKO · LIVE MOMENTS FROM THE FARM

A live glimpse of life with the animals. Recent streams spend time in the new wooden barn — a space your support helped make possible.

Visit the farm stream ↗

Small moments. Real lives. Shared from the farm.Browse Twitch clips ↗

A WILD
LITTLE HOME.

Once a lightkeeper’s home.
Now, the cats run the place.