No matter how long someone has been living abroad, Christmas can continue to be the time of year when they miss ‘home’ the most.
If you have a loved one living far away, who you won’t get to see this Christmas, we have put together the perfect list of gifts that will allow you to send them a little reminder of home.
Personalised Memory Landscapes
Sometimes a picture of home is enough to invoke a memory, and Northern Ireland artist Stephen Farnan’s ‘personalised memory’ landscapes will do just that. With hundreds of options across the island of Ireland, Farnan said his images are a “particularly favored gift for those living overseas”.
“We call them timeless landscapes, captured forever in porcelain. The drawings are fired onto porcelain which are rolled, cut and stamped in our studio in Belfast”.
Images such as this one of Queen’s University in Belfast start at £85 and can also be personalised.
The final date for Christmas orders is December 20.
Turf Incense
Picture it, sunshine is flooding through the windows of your sister’s Sydney apartment and she’s burning incense with an evocative aroma that makes her smile and even shed a happy tear. Now that’s a corker of a Christmas present from Aureal Candles.
The company offers an easy way to bring the smell of an Irish cottage to your house with turf incense bags for £13.95.
The final date for Christmas orders is December 18.
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Mud Ireland Pottery
For those who like the comfort of a hot cup of tea or coffee, Mud Ireland makes one of a kind Irish inspired mugs costing £29.99, with designs including the Northern Lights, the Mourne mountains and Wild Atlantic Way.
Mud Ireland says their products are especially popular in America and Australia.
Mud Ireland’s final date for Christmas orders is December 20 with first class post.
Born & Bred
A Belfast business that seeks to showcase the best aspects of Irish life, Born & Bred offer a wide range of gifts suitable for those living away from home, including their original grow your own shamrock kits and this Field Day candle with an Irish Sea scent, costing £20.95.
Their Christmas delivery has paused at the moment, but their shop on St Anne’s Street remains open, giving you the option to buy a present in person and ship it yourself.
Pub Prints
Those living away from home will sadly be aware that a pint of Guinness abroad simply won’t taste as good as it does from their local pub.
For those poor unfortunates, Wee Fella Print Shop offers multiple colourful prints of local Belfast pubs, including this one of all the pubs in the Cathedral Quarter that costs £25.
The final date for Christmas orders is December 19.
Echlinville Gin Gift Set
Northern Irish distillery Echlinville is a family farm business in Newtownards, Co Down, offering award winning gin and whiskey.
If you have a loved one living abroad who wants a taste of home, Echlinville offers gift hampers that include locally made gin with accompanying mugs that costs £39.99.
The final date for Christmas orders is December 19.
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