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{{short description|Port town in County Limerick, Ireland}}
{{About|the village|the international shipping port|Shannon Foynes Port}}
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|population = 520
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|population_footnotes = <ref name="cso2016">{{cite web|url = http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=A06A947E-2AE6-44B4-A783-62979A14815D |publisher=[[Central Statistics Office (Ireland)|Central Statistics Office Ireland]] | work=Census 2016 | title = Sapmap Area - Settlements - Foynes |date=April 2016 | access-date = 31 August 2020 }}</ref>
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'''Foynes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɔɪ|n|z}}; {{Irish place name|Faing}}<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1167043 | title = Faing/Foynes | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 10 December 2021}}</ref>) is a town and major port in [[County Limerick]] in the midwest of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the [[Shannon Estuary]]. The population of the town was 520 as of the 2016 census.<ref name = "cso2016"/>
'''Foynes''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɔɪ|n|z}}; {{Irish place name|Faing}}<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1167043 | title = Faing/Foynes | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 10 December 2021}}</ref>) is a town and major port in [[County Limerick]] in the midwest of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the [[Shannon Estuary]]. The population of the town was 512 as of the [[2022 census of Ireland|2022 census]].<ref name = "cso2022"/>


==Foynes's role as seaport==
==Foynes's role as seaport==
Foynes as a port has a long history, being first surveyed in 1837, and is now the location of a [[Shannon Foynes Port|major deep water seaport]] operated by the Shannon Foynes Port Company, an amalgamation under the Harbours Act 2000 of the agencies operating the ports of Limerick and Foynes. It is anticipated that more traffic from the upstream Limerick Port will ultimately be diverted there as the latter portlands are redeveloped as commercial and residential properties. A railway line to Limerick via [[Patrickswell]] and [[Raheen, County Limerick|Raheen]] is in existence but not operational. [[Iarnród Éireann]]'s policy of concentrating on what it sees as more profitable passenger operations means the Port's traffic is entirely served by road.{{fact|date=January 2022}}
Foynes as a port has a long history, being first surveyed in 1837, and is now the location of a [[Shannon Foynes Port|major deep water seaport]] operated by the Shannon Foynes Port Company, an amalgamation under the Harbours Act 2000 of the agencies operating the ports of Limerick and Foynes. It is anticipated that more traffic from the upstream Limerick Port will ultimately be diverted there as the latter portlands are redeveloped as commercial and residential properties. A railway line to Limerick via [[Patrickswell]] and [[Raheen, County Limerick|Raheen]] is in existence but not operational. [[Iarnród Éireann]]'s policy of concentrating on what it sees as more profitable passenger operations means the Port's traffic is entirely served by road.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}


Foynes Port Company was amalgamated with the Shannon Estuary Ports Company (which had responsibility for the other areas of the Estuary) in 2000, to form Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC). SFPC is the second largest port facility in Ireland, handling over 10 million tonnes of cargo annually through the six terminals currently operational. Planning permission has been granted for an [[LNG]] import terminal at [[Ballylongford]], [[County Kerry]], within SFPC's jurisdiction; once constructed it will add considerably to throughput.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfpc.ie/about-us/overview/ |title=Overview of Shannon Foynes Port Company |publisher=Shannon Foynes Port Company |access-date=2013-12-22}}</ref>
Foynes Port Company was amalgamated with the Shannon Estuary Ports Company (which had responsibility for the other areas of the Estuary) in 2000, to form Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC). SFPC is the second largest port facility in Ireland, handling over 10 million tonnes of cargo annually through the six terminals currently operational. Planning permission has been granted for an [[LNG]] import terminal at [[Ballylongford]], [[County Kerry]], within SFPC's jurisdiction; once constructed it will add considerably to throughput.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfpc.ie/about-us/overview/ |title=Overview of Shannon Foynes Port Company |publisher=Shannon Foynes Port Company |access-date=2013-12-22}}</ref>
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All of this began to change following the construction and opening in 1942 of [[Shannon Airport]] on flat [[bogland]] on the northern bank of the [[Estuary]]. Foynes flying-boat station closed in 1946. A college for the learning of the [[Irish language]] was opened in the former terminal in 1954. The Port Trustees purchased the building in 1980 and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum leased a portion in 1988.
All of this began to change following the construction and opening in 1942 of [[Shannon Airport]] on flat [[bogland]] on the northern bank of the [[Estuary]]. Foynes flying-boat station closed in 1946. A college for the learning of the [[Irish language]] was opened in the former terminal in 1954. The Port Trustees purchased the building in 1980 and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum leased a portion in 1988.


One of Foynes's main claims to fame is the invention there of [[Irish Coffee]]. This came about, it is said, in order to alleviate the suffering of cold and wet passengers during its aviation days in the 1930s and early 1940s. [[Brendan O'Regan]] was Catering Comptroller between 1943-1945 and after had the same position at Shannon Airport where in established the world's first [[duty-free shop]] amongst his innovations. The Foynes Flying Boat Museum contains much memorabilia from that era, including the original radio and weather room, along with its equipment and a full-size replica [[Boeing 314]] flying boat.
One of Foynes's main claims to fame is the invention there of [[Irish Coffee]]. This came about, it is said, in order to alleviate the suffering of cold and wet passengers during its aviation days in the 1930s and early 1940s. [[Brendan O'Regan]] was Catering Comptroller between 1943-1945 and after had the same position at Shannon Airport where he established the world's first [[duty-free shop]] amongst his innovations. The Foynes Flying Boat Museum contains much memorabilia from that era, including the original radio and weather room, along with its equipment and a full-size replica [[Boeing 314]] flying boat.
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==Transport==
==Transport==


===Rail===
===Rail===
[[File:Foynes Railway Station, Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland - geograph.org.uk - 334215.jpg|thumb|Foynes railway station building in 2005]]
Foynes railway station was opened on 29 April 1858, but closed to passenger traffic on 4 February 1963.<ref>{{cite web | title=Foynes station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-10-14}}</ref> Freight traffic declined until the final revenue movement - a train of molasses on 30 October 2000. The line was "mothballed" at the end of 2001. On 7 May 2002 the annual Irish Rail weed spray train visited the line <ref>''Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society'' no.148, p. 307</ref> and the last known movement on the line was on 9 January 2003 when a permanent way inspection railcar traversed the line. Although the line is not currently operational it has not been formally abandoned. The Shannon Foynes Port Company and others maintain contact with Irish Rail to review opportunities for reopening it for future bulk cargo projects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irishrailwaydevelopments.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/railfreight-from-foynes-again/|title=Railfreight from Foynes again|date=9 December 2013}}</ref>
Foynes railway station opened on 29 April 1858, as the terminus of a line from Limerick which was subsequently extended west from Ballingrane to [[Tralee]]. The station closed to passengers on 4 February 1963,<ref>{{cite web |title=Foynes station |url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf |work=Railscot - Irish Railways |access-date=14 October 2007}}</ref> but remained open for freight traffic until 30 October 2000. The [[Limerick–Foynes railway line]] was "mothballed" at the end of 2001 (the line from Ballingrane to Tralee having been lifted in the late 1980s). The annual [[Iarnród Éireann|Irish Rail]] weed-spraying train last traversed the line on 7 May 2002.<ref>''Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society'' no.148, p. 307</ref>


The Shannon Foynes Port Company reportedly maintained contact with Irish Rail to discuss reopening the line for bulk cargo projects and,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Railfreight from Foynes again |url=https://irishrailwaydevelopments.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/railfreight-from-foynes-again/ |date=9 December 2013}}</ref> in April 2011, the company's chairman said that they were confident that the rail link could be reopened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irishrailwaydevelopments.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/varakar-supportive-of-foynes-rail-freight/|title=Varakar supportive of Foynes rail freight|date=23 December 2013}}</ref> In June 2015, €800,000 of EU funding was secured for a study to develop the business case to reopen the line.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/news/2015-06-29-cef_en|title=European Commission puts forward record €13.1 billion investment in transport infrastructure to boost jobs and growth|date=22 September 2016|website=Mobility and Transport - European Commission}}</ref> In early 2023, it was announced that a contractor had been appointed and works on reopening the line were due to commence in February 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/companies/arid-41044109.html| publisher = Irish Examiner | website = irishexaminer.com | title = Work to start on reinstating Limerick to Foynes rail line | date = 9 January 2023 | accessdate = 9 January 2023 }}</ref>
In an interview on Limerick's Live 95 fm on 18 April 2011, Kay McGuinness Chairperson of Shannon Foynes Port Company said that they are confident that the rail link could be reopened for €7 million, which was considerably less than initially quoted price of €30 million by Irish Rail following the involvement of consultants, and it was deemed a feasible project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irishrailwaydevelopments.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/varakar-supportive-of-foynes-rail-freight/|title=Varakar supportive of Foynes rail freight|date=23 December 2013}}</ref>

On 10 February 2015, Irish Rail wrote to lineside neighbours informing them of plans over the next 6 weeks, to clear the line of vegetation in order to allow a condition survey and inspection of structures to take place. This to inform a study that they are undertaking on behalf of the Shannon Foynes Port Company into the re-establishment of rail freight traffic on the line.

On 29 June 2015, it was announced that as part of the EU Infrastructure (TEN-T) Connecting Europe funding that the Shannon Foynes Port Company was successful in securing €800,000 for a study to develop the business case to reopen the line. The project is called Connecting International Sea Cargo to the Irish Rail Network (CISCIRN).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/infrastructure/news/2015-06-29-cef_en|title=European Commission puts forward record €13.1 billion investment in transport infrastructure to boost jobs and growth|date=22 September 2016|website=Mobility and Transport - European Commission}}</ref>


===Bus===
===Bus===
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==Places of interest==
==Places of interest==
In addition to the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, the Knockpatrick Gardens, an award-winning {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} garden overlooking the Shannon Estuary, is located {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} from Foynes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://myinfo.ie/Knockpatrick-Gardens/|title=Garden in Foynes, County Limerick, Wild Atlantic Way garden|website=myinfo.ie}}</ref>
In addition to the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, the Knockpatrick Gardens, an award-winning {{convert|3|acre|m2|adj=on}} garden overlooking the Shannon Estuary, is located {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} from Foynes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knockpatrickgardens.com/|title=Knockpatrick Gardens a jewel in the County Limerick Crown|website=Knockpatrick Gardens}}</ref>


Foynes is near to [[Adare]], a national heritage town, and the city of [[Limerick]]. The main gateway to the region is [[Shannon Airport]]. Foynes is located on the [[N69 road (Ireland)|N69]] "coast road" to [[Tarbert, Kerry|Tarbert]] and [[Tralee]] in [[County Kerry]].
Foynes is near to [[Adare]], a national heritage town, and the city of [[Limerick]]. The main gateway to the region is [[Shannon Airport]]. Foynes is located on the [[N69 road (Ireland)|N69]] "coast road" to [[Tarbert, Kerry|Tarbert]] and [[Tralee]] in [[County Kerry]].


==Sports==
==Sports==
[[Saint Senan's]] GAA club draws its players from the parish centred on Foynes and the neighbouring town of Shanagolden. Although it has fielded [[hurling]] teams on occasions, it is primarily a [[Gaelic football]] club. After winning the intermediate championship in 2003, Saint Senan's were narrowly beaten in the final of the 2006 [[Limerick Senior Football Championship]]. Its predecessor, the Foynes team, won its only senior championship in 1907.
Saint Senan's GAA club draws its players from the parish centred on Foynes and the neighbouring town of Shanagolden. Although it has fielded [[hurling]] teams on occasions, it is primarily a [[Gaelic football]] club. After winning the intermediate championship in 2003, Saint Senan's were narrowly beaten in the final of the 2006 [[Limerick Senior Football Championship]]. Its predecessor, the Foynes team, won its only senior championship in 1907.


==See also==
==See also==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060706165707/http://collections.ic.gc.ca/earlyaviation/FoynesSub.asp Destination Foynes - the Flying Boat Era 1937-1945]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060706165707/http://collections.ic.gc.ca/earlyaviation/FoynesSub.asp Destination Foynes - the Flying Boat Era 1937-1945]
* [http://www.sfpc.ie/ Shannon Foynes Port Company]
* [http://www.sfpc.ie/ Shannon Foynes Port Company]
* [https://flyingboatmuseum.com/aviation-museum/ Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum] - Homepage


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This article is about the village. For the international shipping port, see Shannon Foynes Port.

Foynes
Faing (Irish)
Town
Foynes Harbour
Foynes Harbour
Foynes is located in Ireland
Foynes
Foynes
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°36′40″N 9°06′25″W / 52.611°N 9.107°W / 52.611; -9.107
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
512
Irish Grid ReferenceR251512

Foynes (/ˈfɔɪnz/; Irish: Faing[2]) is a town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. The population of the town was 512 as of the 2022 census.[1]

Foynes's role as seaport

[edit]

Foynes as a port has a long history, being first surveyed in 1837, and is now the location of a major deep water seaport operated by the Shannon Foynes Port Company, an amalgamation under the Harbours Act 2000 of the agencies operating the ports of Limerick and Foynes. It is anticipated that more traffic from the upstream Limerick Port will ultimately be diverted there as the latter portlands are redeveloped as commercial and residential properties. A railway line to Limerick via Patrickswell and Raheen is in existence but not operational. Iarnród Éireann's policy of concentrating on what it sees as more profitable passenger operations means the Port's traffic is entirely served by road.[citation needed]

Foynes Port Company was amalgamated with the Shannon Estuary Ports Company (which had responsibility for the other areas of the Estuary) in 2000, to form Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC). SFPC is the second largest port facility in Ireland, handling over 10 million tonnes of cargo annually through the six terminals currently operational. Planning permission has been granted for an LNG import terminal at Ballylongford, County Kerry, within SFPC's jurisdiction; once constructed it will add considerably to throughput.[3]

Foynes's role in aviation

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Seaplanes at Foynes, July 1938

During the late 1930s and early 1940s, land-based planes lacked sufficient flying range for Atlantic crossings. Foynes was the last port of call on its eastern shore for seaplanes. As a result, Foynes would become one of the biggest civilian airports in Europe during World War II. Surveying flights for flying boat operations were made by Charles Lindbergh in 1933 and a terminal was begun in 1935.[4] The first transatlantic proving flights were operated on 5 July 1937 with a Pan Am Sikorsky S-42 service from Botwood, Newfoundland on the Bay of Exploits and a BOAC Short Empire service from Foynes with successful transits of twelve and fifteen-and-a-quarter hours respectively. Services to New York, Southampton, Montreal, Poole and Lisbon followed, the first non-stop New York service operating on 22 June 1942 in 25 hours 40 minutes.

Foynes Flying Boat Museum

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A full-size replica of a Boeing 314 flying boat.

All of this began to change following the construction and opening in 1942 of Shannon Airport on flat bogland on the northern bank of the Estuary. Foynes flying-boat station closed in 1946. A college for the learning of the Irish language was opened in the former terminal in 1954. The Port Trustees purchased the building in 1980 and the Foynes Flying Boat Museum leased a portion in 1988.

One of Foynes's main claims to fame is the invention there of Irish Coffee. This came about, it is said, in order to alleviate the suffering of cold and wet passengers during its aviation days in the 1930s and early 1940s. Brendan O'Regan was Catering Comptroller between 1943-1945 and after had the same position at Shannon Airport where he established the world's first duty-free shop amongst his innovations. The Foynes Flying Boat Museum contains much memorabilia from that era, including the original radio and weather room, along with its equipment and a full-size replica Boeing 314 flying boat.

Transport

[edit]

Rail

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Foynes railway station building in 2005

Foynes railway station opened on 29 April 1858, as the terminus of a line from Limerick which was subsequently extended west from Ballingrane to Tralee. The station closed to passengers on 4 February 1963,[5] but remained open for freight traffic until 30 October 2000. The Limerick–Foynes railway line was "mothballed" at the end of 2001 (the line from Ballingrane to Tralee having been lifted in the late 1980s). The annual Irish Rail weed-spraying train last traversed the line on 7 May 2002.[6]

The Shannon Foynes Port Company reportedly maintained contact with Irish Rail to discuss reopening the line for bulk cargo projects and,[7] in April 2011, the company's chairman said that they were confident that the rail link could be reopened.[8] In June 2015, €800,000 of EU funding was secured for a study to develop the business case to reopen the line.[9] In early 2023, it was announced that a contractor had been appointed and works on reopening the line were due to commence in February 2023.[10]

Bus

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Bus Éireann route number 314 provides a few journeys a day to Limerick via Askeaton. In the opposite direction, there are buses to Glin with a weekend service to Tralee and a summer service to Ballybunion.

Places of interest

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In addition to the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, the Knockpatrick Gardens, an award-winning 3-acre (12,000 m2) garden overlooking the Shannon Estuary, is located 2 km (1 mi) from Foynes.[11]

Foynes is near to Adare, a national heritage town, and the city of Limerick. The main gateway to the region is Shannon Airport. Foynes is located on the N69 "coast road" to Tarbert and Tralee in County Kerry.

Sports

[edit]

Saint Senan's GAA club draws its players from the parish centred on Foynes and the neighbouring town of Shanagolden. Although it has fielded hurling teams on occasions, it is primarily a Gaelic football club. After winning the intermediate championship in 2003, Saint Senan's were narrowly beaten in the final of the 2006 Limerick Senior Football Championship. Its predecessor, the Foynes team, won its only senior championship in 1907.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Foynes". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Faing/Foynes". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Overview of Shannon Foynes Port Company". Shannon Foynes Port Company. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "The Foynes Flying Boat Museum...Recalling Aviation History". The Foynes Flying Boat Museum. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Foynes station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  6. ^ Journal of the Irish Railway Record Society no.148, p. 307
  7. ^ "Railfreight from Foynes again". 9 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Varakar supportive of Foynes rail freight". 23 December 2013.
  9. ^ "European Commission puts forward record €13.1 billion investment in transport infrastructure to boost jobs and growth". Mobility and Transport - European Commission. 22 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Work to start on reinstating Limerick to Foynes rail line". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Knockpatrick Gardens a jewel in the County Limerick Crown". Knockpatrick Gardens.
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