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Foynes Foynes is know for it's aviation history where Foynes was the landing site of Pan Am's first commercial passenger flight from the USA to Europe in 1939. At the flying boat museum visitors can see an amazing replica of this plane and learn more about aviation history. In August, Foynes holds an aviation and Irish Coffee festival in the yachting and watersports center. Of archaeological interest to visitors are the ruins of a medieval church look out from the hill of Knockpatrick, south of Foynes, and 5 miles to the southeast is the 13th century Old Abbey convent of the Augustinian Canonesses. |