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Port town in County Limerick, Ireland
the Shannon Foynes Port Company, an amalgamation under the Harbours Act 2000 of the agencies operating the ports of Limerick and Foynes with the Shannon
Foynes
Port in Ireland
is operated and managed by the Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC), whose main operating office is based in Foynes, County Limerick. SFPC has statutory jurisdiction
Shannon_Foynes_Port
County in mid-western Ireland
Kildimo, Askeaton, Foynes & Glin and continues towards Listowel in County Kerry. It is the main road linking the Port of Foynes with Limerick city, although
County_Limerick
Former railway line in Ireland
to Foynes Railway is a 42 kilometres (26 mi) mothballed line in County Limerick, Ireland that connected the city of Limerick with the port of Foynes. A
Limerick–Foynes_railway_line
Drink containing coffee, whiskey and whipped cream
Foynes Flying Boat Base". www.skynet.ie. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018. Our Irish Coffee Heritage, Foynes
Irish_coffee
Railway line in Ireland
lines to Foynes and Fenit. Much of the line today has now been converted into a greenway, the Great Southern Trail. The Limerick and Foynes Railway, starting
Limerick–Tralee_railway_line
Former railway company in Ireland
there were a number of branch lines: Ballingrane to Foynes, (opened by the Limerick and Foynes Railway 1858, purchased by the W&LR 1873) Killonan to
Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Waterford,_Limerick_and_Western_Railway
Gaelic games club in County Limerick, Ireland
Ballysteen but beat Foynes in a parish derby a year later by 1-5 to 1-4. This remains the only final contested by two teams from the parish. Foynes reached the
St_Senan's_GAA_(Limerick)
United States aviator and military officer (1909–1978)
January 2, 2015. "Foynes Flying Boat Museum". Foynes Flying Boat and Maritime Museum. Retrieved September 5, 2019. "Maureen O'Hara". Foynes Flying Boat and
Charles_F._Blair_Jr.
City in Ireland
than Limerick – Foynes) in the mid-1970s.[citation needed] In 2022, Iarnród Éireann commenced works to reopen the former Limerick–Foynes line for freight
Limerick
Estuary in Ireland, flowing into the Atlantic
bypassing the need for Foynes. Shannon Foynes Port Company is the port authority for the entire estuary. It owns facilities at Foynes Dock, Limerick City
Shannon_Estuary
Ultra-low-cost airline of Ireland
painted with Ryanair livery as part of a proposed sponsorship deal with Foynes Flying Boat Museum but never flew revenue-generating services for the airline
Ryanair
Flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean
Airways flew from Foynes to Botwood, in a Short Empire class flying boat named Caledonia. 21 July 1938: The Short Mercury flew from Foynes, on the west coast
Transatlantic_flight
(Foyle) Rathmullan Bantry Bay Dingle Fenit Foynes Galway Killybegs Rossaveal Kilronan Kilrush Limerick Shannon Foynes Port Sligo Castletown Berehaven Kinsale
List_of_ports_in_Ireland
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
village is around 35 km west of Limerick city on the R521 road between Foynes and Newcastle West. The population was 303 at the 2016 census. The village
Shanagolden,_County_Limerick
Irish nationalist
Workers' Union (I.T.G.W.U.) Foynes Branch, lined up in military formation. The following day, the entirety of the Foynes Branch I.T.G.W.U. attended the
Mary_Spring_Rice
Headland in County Clare, Ireland
2010-08-13 "Shannon Foynes Port Company - Deepwater multimodal port - serving Ireland's west, south and midlands". Shannon Foynes Port Company. Retrieved
Loop_Head
Headland in County Kerry, Ireland
one of the points marking the extent of Shannon Foynes Port, the port on the estuary. "Shannon Foynes Port Company - Deepwater multimodal port - serving
Kerry_Head
Former railway station in County Limerick, Ireland
Foynes Port Company into the re-establishment of rail freight traffic on the line.[citation needed][needs update] With the completion of the Foynes Railway
Adare_railway_station
needed] Shannon Foynes started to develop a plan for a green hydrogen supply chain that can go into the European market. Shannon Foynes Port Oil terminals
Oil_terminals_in_Ireland
City and non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England
Jacobin City; I. Scott: Reactions to Radicalism in Norwich 1989–1802; J. P. Foynes: East Anglia against the Tricolor 1789–1815; Cambridge Modern History. Jewson
Norwich
Island in the North Atlantic Ocean
the Irish coffee (a cocktail of coffee and whiskey reputedly invented at Foynes flying-boat station) is probably the best-known Irish cocktail. Stout, a
Ireland
Defunct Irish aircraft lessor
Prize for Fiction. Also in 1989 the Foynes Flying boat Museum at its inception, was sponsored as the GPA Foynes Flying Boat Museum. A statue of Daedalus
Guinness_Peat_Aviation
Aircraft with an undercarriage capable of operating from water surfaces
Europe, opening up new air travel routes to South America, Africa, and Asia. Foynes, Ireland and Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador were the terminals for many
Seaplane
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
the Limerick & Foynes Railway company, was closed to passengers on 4 February 1963 and to freight on 2 December 1974. The line to Foynes continued to carry
Adare
American long-range flying boat, 1938–1951
the plan under way. There is a life-size 314 mockup at the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland, located on the site of the original
Boeing_314_Clipper
place by 2029. This will allow hourly trains to Wicklow. Foynes Line Reopening The 42km-long Foynes to Limerick railway line is due to reopen in 2026 after
History of rail transport in Ireland
History_of_rail_transport_in_Ireland
Industrial peninsula in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
(now peninsula) in the Shannon estuary, in County Limerick, Ireland, near Foynes. Although most of the island is occupied by industry, it is also the site
Aughinish,_County_Limerick
All-Island Strategic Rail Review. The Shannon Foynes Port Company has been seeking reinstatement of the Limerick to Foynes Railway Line, which last operated in
Rail_transport_in_Ireland
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
the south shore of the River Shannon's estuary, on the N69 road between Foynes and Tarbert. The population of the village at the 2022 census was 644. The
Glin,_County_Limerick
Town in County Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Towns Abbeyfeale Annacotty Askeaton Bruff Cappamore Dromcolliher Foynes Kilmallock Newcastle West Patrickswell Villages and townlands Adare Ardpatrick
Abbeyfeale
Town in Essex, England
cinqueportliberty.co.uk. E P Dickin's "History of Brightlingsea"—1913, J P Foynes "East Anglia Against the Tricolor--2016; Naval logs and Sea Fencible muster
Brightlingsea
Irish businessman
Green Club in Dublin. In 1943, he was appointed as catering comptroller at Foynes flying boat base, which was a refuelling point for transatlantic seaplanes
Brendan_O'Regan
Katakolon Budapest Reykjavík Port of Cork Dublin Port Rosslare Europort Shannon Foynes Port Port of Waterford Port of Augusta Port of Bari Port of Brindisi Port
List of busiest ports in Europe
List_of_busiest_ports_in_Europe
Longest river in the British Isles
Settlements along the river (going upriver) include Kilrush, Tarbert, Glin, Foynes, Askeaton, Shannon Town, Limerick, Castletroy, Castleconnell, O'Briensbridge
River_Shannon
US airline
York City-La Guardia Flying Boat base. Later, services were also flown to Foynes (Ireland). These services ended in 1944 when AEA started operations on behalf
American_Overseas_Airlines
World War II British heavy bomber aircraft
with two Harrows stationed at Gander, Newfoundland and the third based at Foynes, Ireland. Meanwhile four Empire flying boats were equipped to receive fuel
Handley_Page_H.P.54_Harrow
Railway station in County Tipperary, Ireland
v t e Limerick–Rosslare Legend Year closed Limerick Colbert to Foynes 2009 Western Railway Corridor to Galway Killonan 1963 Limerick–Ballybrophy line Boher
Carrick-on-Suir railway station
Carrick-on-Suir_railway_station
Ireland relating to Waterworks in the Town of Foynes. Foynes Waterworks Provisional Order 1890 Foynes Waterworks. Provisional Order. Local Government
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1890
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1890
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Towns Abbeyfeale Annacotty Askeaton Bruff Cappamore Dromcolliher Foynes Kilmallock Newcastle West Patrickswell Villages and townlands Adare Ardpatrick
Mungret
Museum Collection". Hunt Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2012. "Foynes Flying Boat Museum". Foynes Flying Boat Museum. Archived from the original on 11 October
Tourism in the Republic of Ireland
Tourism_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland
25 Sunderland III, G-AGES, crashed at 2,000 feet while descending into Foynes in fog, killing 10 of the 25 onboard. David Lean's 1970 film Ryan's Daughter
Dingle_Peninsula
Town in County Limerick, Ireland
trains bound for Foynes, Newcastle West and Tralee. While passenger services ceased in 1963, freight trains between Limerick and Foynes ran until 2000.[citation
Patrickswell
Town in New Brunswick, Canada
service featuring large seaplanes. Imperial Airways' flying boat service to Foynes in Ireland also used the facilities. Hundreds of years ago, the Mi'kmaq
Shediac
Airline of the United States (1927–1991)
III left Botwood for Foynes in County Limerick, Ireland. The same day, a Short Empire C-Class flying boat, the Caledonia, left Foynes for Botwood, and landed
Pan_Am
Drogheda Port Company Galway Harbour Company New Ross Port Company Shannon Foynes Port Company Port of Waterford Company Wicklow Port Company Córas Iompair
State-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland
State-sponsored_bodies_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland
traffic away from the scene of an accident, fireman Michael Liston also died Foynes, County Limerick Paul Colleran Garda 26973E 27 5 March 2003 Accidentally
List of Gardaí killed in the line of duty
List_of_Gardaí_killed_in_the_line_of_duty
Former railway station in Ireland
Following station Rathkeale Great Southern and Western Railway Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railway Limerick and Foynes Newcastle West Location
Ardagh_railway_station
Village in County Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Towns Abbeyfeale Annacotty Askeaton Bruff Cappamore Dromcolliher Foynes Kilmallock Newcastle West Patrickswell Villages and townlands Adare Ardpatrick
Ballyagran
Flying boat family by Sikorsky
with the Navy designation JR2S-1, continued flying between New York and Foynes, Ireland, carrying passengers, freight and materiel. The first VS-44, Excalibur
Sikorsky_VS-44
2025 windstorm over the British Isles and eastern Norway
80-year-old record for the country when a wind gust of 113 mph (182 km/h) at Foynes was measured in 1945. Moneypoint weather station (anemometer height 40 m
Storm_Éowyn
Great Southern and Western Railway near Charleville to the Limerick and Foynes Railway near Patrick's Well, and also a short Line of Railway at Limerick
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1860
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1860
Port town in Suffolk, England
22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022. Foynes, Julian Paul (1994). The Battle of the East Coast 1939–1945. J P Foynes. p. 465. ISBN 0952155524. "'Fast Eddie'
Felixstowe
from Foynes, Ireland, to Hong Kong, out of the eastbound New York City to New York route. Pan American provided service from New York to Foynes (departing
1930s_in_air_cargo
Military unit
Retrieved 10 March 2018. "Command structure within Nore Command". and J.P. Foynes book. "Fort Southwick NATO Communications Centre". Subterranean Britain
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth
Commander-in-Chief,_Portsmouth
Aerospace manufacturer in Northern Ireland
by Imperial Airways for the first westbound transatlantic service from Foynes, Ireland to Newfoundland. In 1936, the Air Ministry established a new aircraft
Short_Brothers
book Across Three Oceans. O’Brien’s voyage began and ended at the Port of Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland, where he lived. Saoirse, under O'Brien's command
Edward_Conor_Marshall_O'Brien
Town in County Limerick, Ireland
the former Limerick and Foynes Railway Company from 1856 to 1858, with the station opening on 12 May 1857. The Limerick–Foynes railway line had stations
Askeaton
Village in Essex, England
and many other army records in WO series at National Archives, Kew; J P Foynes "East Anglia versus the Tricolor 1793-1815; David Lampe "Secret Army" 1966)
Weeley
Military unit
was notionally created on 9 November 1943 as part of Operation Foynes. Operation Foynes was a deception plan to "conceal from the Germans the weakening
40th Division (United Kingdom)
40th_Division_(United_Kingdom)
G-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
International Encyclopedia. London: Cassell & Co. ISBN 1-85409-521-8. J P Foynes: Who Was to Blame for the Loss of HMS Gipsy? (2008)[unreliable source?]
HMS_Gipsy_(H63)
1991 novel by Ken Follett
little more than 24 hours with intermediate stops in Shannon Estuary at Foynes, Ireland, Bay of Exploits at Botwood, Newfoundland and Shediac Bay, Canada
Night_Over_Water
Station in County Limerick, Ireland
The station was opened by the Waterford and Limerick and Limerick and Foynes railways, then it was absorbed into the Great Southern and Western Railway
Askeaton_railway_station
Butter museum in Cork, Ireland
Ireland Coordinates 51°54′10″N 8°28′36″W / 51.9027°N 8.4767°W / 51.9027; -8.4767 Type Butter museum Curator Peter Foynes Website thebuttermuseum.com
Cork_Butter_Museum
Irish artist
of Lord Monteagle of Brandon. He was born at Mount Trenchard House near Foynes in County Limerick. For a time after his mother's death, he was raised by
Dermod_O'Brien
Village in Essex, England
Record Office), interviews with relatives of RAF and WAAF veterans; J P Foynes, "AMES 24--the Pylons at Gt Bromley", (2010). Local press, Marconi Review
Great_Bromley
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1939 Ship State Description Foynes United Kingdom Spanish Civil War: The tanker was bombed and damaged at Valencia. She
List of shipwrecks in January 1939
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1939
Flying boat airliner
as N158J in 1974. To Edward Hulton in the UK in 1979 as G-BJHS Spirit of Foynes. Storm damaged and repaired. Sold to Kermit Weeks in 1992 and re-registered
Short_Sandringham
Former Portuguese seaplane base
Clipper. The war in Europe led to the termination of the northern route at Foynes, Ireland, before being suspended entirely. The southern route, however,
Cabo_Ruivo_Seaplane_Base
Japanese-owned food company
involved in a rescue 200 miles (320 km) off the west coast of Ireland at Foynes Port in County Limerick. Four sailors who were attempting a transatlantic
Fyffes
of the rivers Shannon and Suir. Both counties also have active ports at Foynes and Belview, but have no exposed coastline. Two sources are used: the first
List of Irish counties by coastline
List_of_Irish_counties_by_coastline
Railway station in Limerick, Ireland
between Limerick Check and Foynes, although disconnected from the network. In 2022 work began to reopen the line to Foynes as a freight railway, with
Limerick Colbert railway station
Limerick_Colbert_railway_station
Long-range airline of the United Kingdom (1924–1939)
mail from Foynes, Ireland, to Hong Kong, out of the eastbound New York to New York route. Pan American provided service from New York to Foynes (departing
Imperial_Airways
Irish petrol company
company of the Coast Lines group. It established branches in Clonmel, Cork, Foynes, Limerick, Newcastle West and Waterford. In 1950, it returned to private
Top_Oil
Series of nationwide demonstrations in the Republic of Ireland
They’re all known far-right agitators in Dublin". Whitegate refinery Shannon Foynes Port Port of Galway O’Connell Street Rosslare Europort The first major protests
2026_Irish_fuel_protests
Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat
April. After being delayed by a storm in Southampton it then flew on to Foynes in Ireland reaching it on 11 April after a two hour 42 minute flight. It
Yankee_Clipper_(flying_boat)
Topics referred to by the same term
Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, see Shelby Farms Shannon Foynes Port Company, see Shannon Foynes Port This disambiguation page lists articles associated
SFPC
British Flying Boat of the 1930s
piloted by Captain W N Cummings, flew a 1,993 mi (3,207 km) route from Foynes, Ireland west to Botwood, Newfoundland. On the same day, an American Sikorsky
Short_Empire
Battersea, with Approaches thereto. Waterford and Limerick, Limerick and Foynes, and Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Railways Act 1864 27 & 28 Vict. c
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1864
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1864
Passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean
Am Boeing 314 Clipper Yankee Clipper (Southampton to Port Washington via Foynes, Botwood and Shediac) 1945: 14 hours: landplane American Overseas Airlines
Transatlantic_crossing
Irish aviation pioneer (1905–1981)
airmail flights across the Atlantic by a European operator, landing at Foynes to be greeted by Éamon de Valera. In 1940 he flew the four-engine flying
John_Cecil_Kelly-Rogers
57250°N 9.37500°W / 52.57250; -9.37500 (Tarbert Island) R075494 [93] 24189 Foynes Island Oileán Fainge Limerick 294 60 83 3 52°37′21.8″N 9°6′45.1″W / 52
List_of_islands_of_Ireland
Rathkeale dual carriageway, being progressed as part of the Limerick to Foynes improvement scheme, may proceed as a motorway scheme. This is a list of
Motorways in the Republic of Ireland
Motorways_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland
City in Essex, England
(Sources—Records of Army's Eastern Command at National Archives, Kew; Julian Foynes "East Anglia against the Tricolor 1793–1815", Poppyland Press, 2016) Historic
Colchester
Navigation control of the Shannon Estuary comes under the control of the Shannon Foynes Port Company List of marinas Kilrush Marina website L&M Keating Ltd. website
Kilrush_Marina
Electricity generating station in Ireland
Clare County Council, Kerry County Council, Shannon Development, Shannon Foynes Port Company. p. 7. Retrieved 30 September 2023. "Moneypoint Power Station
Moneypoint_power_station
British politician
7 July 2011). "RICE, Thomas Spring (1790-1866), of Mount Trenchard, nr. Foynes, co. Limerick | History of Parliament Online". historyofparliamentonline
Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon
Thomas_Spring_Rice,_1st_Baron_Monteagle_of_Brandon
Road in Ireland
course for Ryder Cup deadline". RTÉ.ie. "Public Information on Foynes to Limerick Road". Foynes to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme. Archived from the original
N21_road_(Ireland)
Railway station in Charleville County Cork, Ireland
the shorter route between Limerick and Cork which left the Limerick to Foynes line at Patrickswell. "Charleville station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways
Charleville_railway_station
ever recorded in Ireland was 182 km/h (98 kn; 113 mph) in Limerick (at Foynes Airport) on 18 January 1945. Tornadoes are very rare in Ireland, with around
Climate_of_Ireland
British distributor and blender of petrol, diesel and jetfuel
Atlantic Fuel Supply, the deal included Greenergy's co-owned refinery in Foynes, which was the largest refinery in Ireland at 82,000 m3. It acquired a refinery
Greenergy
Village in Suffolk, England
Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council Foynes. J. P. Battle of the East Coast 1939-1945. See also Admiralty and Combined
Woolverstone
Abbeyfeale, Adare, Askeaton, Athea, Ballingarry, Croom, Drumcollogher, Foynes, Glin, Newcastle West, Pallaskenry, Rathkeale 78 Roxboro Road LK Ballyneety
List_of_Garda_districts
List of lifeboat services in Britain and Ireland
6 November 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2025. "Official launch of new Foynes and District Search and Rescue unit". VSO Publications. Weekly Observer
Independent lifeboats in Britain and Ireland
Independent_lifeboats_in_Britain_and_Ireland
Imgae-mair-cerrige Inisconla Monastery ~ early monastic site, possibly Foynes Island, County Limerick, or Carrig Island, County Kerry; "Abbey" Inis-connla;
List of monastic houses in Ireland
List_of_monastic_houses_in_Ireland
Coffee-based cocktail
Retrieved 2020-10-14. "Meet Chef Joe Sheridan, Inventor of Irish Coffee". Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum. 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-14. "Irish
Liqueur_coffee
British long-range air transport design (1937–1941)
successful tests, the first transatlantic flight was made on 21 July 1938 from Foynes, on the Shannon Estuary, west coast of Ireland, to Boucherville, near Montreal
Short_Mayo_Composite
class still actively races with fleets in Dun Laoghaire, Rush, Skerries and Foynes. The class usually have 5 Championship level events every year, these include
Dublin_Bay_Mermaid
Irish member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit
Port Louis in Mauritius from 1949 until 1968. Born on 14 April 1900 in Foynes, County Limerick, Liston attend Blackrock College in Dublin for his secondary
Daniel_Liston
Village in Essex, England
Museum. Retrieved 17 April 2025. Foynes, J. P. (1994). The Battle of the East Coast (1939-1945). Isleworth, Middx: J.P. Foynes. p. 341. ISBN 0952155524. "The
Tollesbury
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Australian
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Biblical
noise; tumult
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Swift
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Petit.
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Merciful.
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White Footprint; Track of the Holy
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Gaelic Arthurian Legend Irish
Grace.
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Lord of God, Lord Ram, Ragavender God
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Lord of the Om
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