Balfour Irish Family Gifts & Heritage

Balfour is a Scottish surname, not a native Gaelic-Irish one, taking its name from lands in Fife. It arrived in Ireland almost entirely through the early seventeenth-century Plantation of Ulster, when Scottish undertakers such as James Balfour received grants of land confiscated from the Maguires of Fermanagh — land marked today by the ruined Castle Balfour, still standing off the main street of Lisnaskea.

The Balfour crest shows up across woven blankets, mugs, garden flags, ceramic ornaments, coaster sets, license plates, and t-shirts here, which makes it simple to find something that actually suits whoever you're buying for.

Think birthdays, reunions, holidays, or just marking a family-history find. A useful piece blends into daily life; a flag or a mug makes more of a visible statement.

Whatever you go with, the idea's the same — something that fits how this particular Balfour likes to mark family, whether that's a display piece at home or something worn out in the world.

Read more about where the Balfour name comes from in our Balfour Irish surname history.