The ultimate guide to Christmas gifts for the farmer in your life
Christmas is just around the corner and we’re here to help when it comes to finding the perfect Christmas gift for the farmer in your life. Whether as a handy tool for those tricky farm chores or a good book to dig into over the holidays, look no further!
€70/year or €7.99/month, farmflix.tv
While the farm work doesn’t stop, it’s important to slow down and take time for yourself this festive season. Subscribing to FarmFLiX is sure to entice the farmer in your life to do this. You can buy a digital 3 or 12 month pass in the FarmFLiX shop.
2 Milwaukee Cordless Tire Inflator
126.95 € screw fix.ie
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Milwaukee cordless tire inflator
This compact and lightweight inflator can be used to quickly inflate car, light truck or compact machine tires – it can inflate a car tire in less than a minute. It features an anti-vibration stand and a backlit LCD display with a digital pressure and fuel gauge showing the remaining charge.
3 Irish wool dog bed with waxed cotton cover
€169, thesheepishdog.com
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Brittney Lacoste in her workshop
If the farmer in your life has a canine companion in their life, then they will love these quality, handcrafted pet beds. Made on a Mayo sheep farm, these beds will keep your four-legged friends snug even on the coldest, wettest days as their wax covers and wool inserts make them suitable for camping, hunting and everyday use.
4 rubber boot warmers
€10, thegardenshop.ie
We all know wellies aren’t usually the warmest of shoes, and with the possibility of a white Christmas on the horizon, farmers will appreciate anything to make those cold days more comfortable. The Garden Shop stocks a range of Wellington boot warmers for men, women and children that are guaranteed to keep toes warm whatever the weather.
5 Spa Cottage Sulfur Water Skin Care
From €70,
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Michael and Yvonne McManus of Spa Cottage with their newly launched Sulfur Water skincare products.
Farmers typically spend a lot of time outdoors and exposed to the elements, so it’s important that they take care of their skin. A farming couple from Leitrim make good use of the benefits of their farm’s sulphur, offering a range of skincare products guaranteed to keep you looking and feeling youthful, even after a hard day on the farm.
6 LED work lights
€40, thedandys.ie
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Rechargeable LED work light
Every farmer needs a handy work lamp that he can take with him to the farm for large and small jobs. This rechargeable COB LED work tool features a “super bright” rechargeable flashlight and magnetic work light with a convenient swiveling and foldable hanging hook. It’s perfect for DIY, camping, mechanics, fishing and emergencies and lasts up to six hours between charges.
7 table and house clothes by Eoin O’Connor
From €12, eoinoconnor.com
If you have a dairy farmer in your life then something from Eoin O’Connor’s ‘Cafe range’ would make the ideal gift. The range of tablecloths and kitchen accessories – which includes mugs, bowls, egg cups, cushions and aprons – features vibrant images of dairy cows that would enhance any farmhouse.
8 wool bed linen from Baavet
Pillows from €30, duvets from €135, Baavet.ie
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Tom and Breda Gibney from Baavet – the couple make woolen bed linen from Irish sheep’s wool.
This festive season, give your farmer a good night’s sleep with premium Irish sheep’s wool bedding. A product for life, a Baavet duvet comes in a range of weights and with antibacterial and thermoregulating properties makes the ideal gift for someone who has everything.
9 meat boxes
From €30, Lakeside Farm (Facebook)
You can never go wrong when giving away quality food. Farmers will appreciate these beef, steak, burgers, brisket and lamb boxes prepared by other farmers along the Donegal coast. With pricing options to suit every budget, it’s a win-win.
10 The farmers calendar 2023
$12.99, farmercalendar.com
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Farmer’s calendar 2023
Now in its 13th year, the Irish Farmer Calendar features some of Ireland’s prettiest farmers in a variety of hilarious poses. This calendar keeps you up to date 12 months of the year!
11 books, books, books…
From €15.99, Easons.ie
A good book makes a perfect stocking filler, and there’s plenty to choose from this Christmas. For anyone who watched RTÉ’s documentary about Sean Quinn, quinn by Trevorbirney would be a good option.
Noel Fitzpatrick is new Beyond Supervet, a sequel to How animals saved my lifeis suitable for those who work with animals.
in the abandoned ireland, Rebecca Browlie travels across the country to visit and document forgotten buildings and bring their stories to life through photography.
The lockdown lookback from Rory’s Stories will definitely make you laugh. From seedy haircuts at home and TikTok dance crazes to baking banana bread, social media star Rory O’Connor recalls a crazy time.
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Rory’s Stories Lockdown Lookback
Then of course there is Matters of Great Indifference Volume 2, a collection of Jim O’Brien’s wry, wise and funny Farming Independent columns. Available from www.jimobrien.ie
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Matters of Great Indifference Volume 2
12 Belkin power bank
€19.99 from currys.ie
The ability to charge your phone on the go is a must for busy farmers. This portable power bank can be charged up to four times remotely, so there’s no excuse for a low battery whether you’re on the tractor or in the calving pen.
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