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What's a good memento from Ireland?

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Some Yank relatives are leaving Ireland this weekend, and muggins just got the order to go out and buy them a goodbye gift. Upper limit to the budget is around fifty quid I'd say.

They don't drink, so whiskey wouldn't really cut it. Looking for something that isn't tacky. They're a couple in their thirties, accountant-type personalities. It would need to be something I can buy today, or tomorrow morning at the latest. Any ideas?

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Cienciano

Newbridge Silver and crystal are both shíte. Don't get them!

Hurley and sliotar, bodhran and tin whistle are good ideas

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Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

Half an hour with a prostitute just before they fly off?

:pac:

Yeah, they're both presbyterians who don't drink, but they'd dice with HIV for a quickie with a junkie.

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Does it have to be Irish? Would you not just get a fancy box of chocolates or something?

Hmm probably, but I think it should relate to Ireland in some way. Something interesting, charming or fun to remember their visit. Think I'll go with the hurleys agus sliotar.

murphyebass

Get them a river dance.

CFlat

Clareman wrote: »

An Aran jumper and a dildo, if they don't like the jumper they can go f*ck themselves.

And if they don't like the dildo, they can stick it up their arse.

I'm with the Bodhran and Tin Whistle brigade.

maudgonner

Honest answer? Foxford Wooden Mills blankets/throws are my go-to gift. Traditional Irish (the place was founded by nuns, you can't get more Irish than that ffs), but not tacky.

And they can bring it on the plane with them to keep them warm. It might edge over the 50 in shops, but not if you know the secret place to get them (at the factory

)

buried

A book of Irish folklore tales. Eddie Lenihan's "Meeting the other crowd" is a good one if you can hunt down a copy.

LordSutch

a rash.

Turtyturd

2 bags of Tayto.

Shield

Turtyturd wrote: »

2 bags of Tayto.

You spelled "King" wrong.

Stigura

The Backwards Man wrote: »

The best thing is that the USA probably has the biggest peat reserves in the world and they don't even know it. If I ever get a Green Card I'll be rich. Rich I tell ya!!!

Would that be the Leitrim Bogs?

chakotha

One of those small fliptop jars full of beach sand.

And the The Bothy Band CD - Old Hag You Have Killed Me. Seriously.

endacl

Nice linen tablecloth. For special, like.

SEPT 23 1989

A Hal Roach comedy LP

DEFTLEFTHAND

Your County GAA jersey?

ScumLord

There's loads of stuff made out of bog oak. It can be expensive though, may not get much for your €50.

razorblunt

The skull of St Patrick, don't buy the small ones though that's only him as a smallie

HiJacques

Any suggestions for a lady other than crystal or linen?

eeguy

HiJacques wrote: »

Any suggestions for a lady other than crystal or linen?

A Daniel O'Donnell CD

[Deleted User]

A Liverpool or Man United jersey, two biggest teams in the whole country.

endacl

HiJacques wrote: »

Any suggestions for a lady other than crystal or linen?

A big horny-handed son of the soil of her very own.

sheesh

landscape photograph?

sheesh

Cienciano wrote: »

Newbridge Silver and crystal are both shíte. Don't get them!

Hurley and sliotar, bodhran and tin whistle are good ideas

A paddy pack?

Arcade_Tryer

Get them a car insurance quote.

They'll get years of laughter out of it no doubt.

DEFTLEFTHAND

razorblunt wrote: »

The skull of St Patrick, don't buy the small ones though that's only him as a smallie

We'll grab a couple of shovels and head up to Downpatrick.

bisounours

A friend gave me The Long Black Veil /The Chieftains which features Sting singing in Irish and other well known Irish songs by famous artists. Might be a good side gift if they yearn for the home country?

Damokc

Sometimes you can get Guinness sliotars in presentation boxes. Got one for an american relative years ago. he loved it. It ticks the boxes.

Lyaiera

A letter from a TD telling them he'll push the HSE to issue them a medical card.

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Lyaiera wrote: »

A letter from a TD telling them he'll push the HSE to issue them a medical card.

Our local TD is Lowry.

Nobody knows how Lowry does it, but he will get anyone a medical card. You don't even have to ask for it. Spend five minutes in Lowry's company, and an envelope with a harp drops through your letterbox.

Civil servants love him. At one stage, they were leaking big local announcements to him before the government TDs in the constituency got wind of them. So Lowry would ring the newspaper and 'announce' a bigger budget for the local hospital, for example.

tea and coffee

https://www.kilkennyshop.com/brands/wild-goose.html The Wild Goose stuff is lovely and might fit in the cases easier than a hurl.

Or if you wanted irish food, why not give Butler's, Lir, Lily OBriens etc?

Spanish Eyes

Irish linen stuff in Kilkenny Shop Nassau Street. Can be tea towels, napkins and the like.

They can hide it away, or show it off, and it fits in the luggage handy, and it doesn't weigh a ton either.

https://www.kilkennyshop.com/crafts/linen.html