Yay! Presents – 11 Things Irish People Always Bring Home From Holidays

Everyone loves receiving presents, sometimes thought it’s difficult to pull the “aw, I love it, thank you so much" face, when you really don’t mean it.

When we head off on our holidays we bring spending money and always set aside the few euro for ‘the presents.’ No matter where we are we always like to bring a wee souvenir home.  

Just some of us bring better souvenirs than others, (liquid souvenirs are the best).

Here are 11 presents Irish folk like to take home from holidays.

 

1. Toblerone.

 

Don’t event think about waltzing through the airport without purchasing some Toblerone. Duty-free or not, the triangular piece of heaven must be presented to those who were left at home.

 

2. Novelty T-Shirts and Caps.

Who even wears caps these days? However the oversized, wouldn’t-be-seen-outside-the-front-gate-in T-shirts are great serving as a pyjama top. Who has matching pyjamas these days anyway?

 

3. Key Rings and Bracelets.

 

And there’s one for every member of the audience...

 

4. Elephants.

As much as it is suppose to be good luck to give someone an elephant as a gift, there are only so many elephants one house needs.

 

5. Louise Vuitton.

 

Ladies, we’ve all owned a fake designer handbag or accessory piece at some stage of our lives.

No matter how much the lads in that stall tried to convince us, they’re fakes.

We do love when they take out a lighter and burn the leather just to prove it is authentic genuine leather... Nice try lads but the Louis Vuitton Sign doesn’t look like a wonky Y and he doesn't spell it with an E.

 

6. Russian Dolls... That Aren’t From Russia.

 

This one is confusing.  We don’t know why but on markets and stalls around holiday resorts there are folk selling freaky Russian dolls...

 

7. Memorabilia From The Tourist Attractions.

An almost life-sized statue of the Eiffel Tower, what we always wanted to overcrowd the mantelpiece in the living room.

 

8. Good Luck Charms.

 

Every culture has their different traditions and superstitions. Ireland is associated with leprechauns (no matter how hard we try we just can’t manage to shift this one) and of course shamrocks. The clover is said to bring about good luck, just as the ‘Evil Eye’ in Turkey is said to keep you safe. So we buy one to stick in the handbag, for the car and for every room in the house.

 

9. Guinness Signs.

This one doesn’t actually make sense when you sit down and actually think about it. But we do it, we’re awful divils for the black stuff no matter where we go.

 

10. Fridge Magnets.

The fridge magnet is a lovely idea, until you come home and realise the other 26 fridge magnets take up the majority of the room. But the oven it magnetic so it's grand! 

 

11. Postcards (That We Never Send).

And we're without doubt the only nation that still insists on purchasing postcards, even when we're just gone for a week. No one else does it. No one.