Foynes Flying Boat Museum: Birthplace of Irish Coffee
4.9
15 Ratings
Foynes

Discover Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum: Walk in the footsteps of legends, savor original Irish Coffee, and explore rich aviation history.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Foynes Flying Boat Museum - General Entry Tickets to Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum.
    Walk in the footsteps of the pioneering aviators and Hollywood icons.
    ✈The Famous Flying Boats | Come aboard the world’s First Airforce One & relive what it was like to fly in true ocean liner luxury
    ✈Pioneering Aviators | Learn about the brave pilots who…
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Additional Information

It all began in Foynes.
Walk in the Footsteps of Pioneering Aviators & Hollywood Icons in the Birthplace of Irish Coffee!
Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum is located on the Wild Atlantic Way just 30 minutes from Limerick city on the banks of the Shannon Estuary. This truly unique visitor experience captures the story of how Foynes became one of the…

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Location
Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Main Street,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(15 Ratings)
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Ksufan88
Sep 26, 2024
Excellent guided tour - Our group of 8 people were able to book a guided tour of this museum (typically a minimum group size of 10) by agreeing to purchase 2 additional tickets. There is a self-guided option, but we agreed that having a guide was money well spent since our guide (Natalie) was able to share lots of information without us having to read each and every exhibit sign. The museum is well laid out and informative about an airport, airplane and history that most people never hear about. There was lots to love about the museum, but my favorites were walking through the full-size replica of the Boeing flying boat and learning the history and making of the famous Irish coffee.
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Clint_r
Sep 21, 2024
Foynes Museum - The person that showed us around was grest . She was very personable abd informative. Will suggest visitors go there.
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340alanc
Sep 1, 2024
What a nice surprise - Somehow we stumbled upon this on a map or something, so we detoured to Foynes. The museum, which apparently has been here since 1989, was totally redone and expanded in 2023. What a delight. Super friendly attendants, quick movie about flying boats, lots of information easily displayed, including activity during ww2. Turns out Foynes was a very busy water airport Lots of stuff about actress Maureen O'Hara (I won't tell you why). You can also walk in a Boeing 314 flying boat and see what it was like. Very cool. You can (and I did) have the original Irish Coffee...it was created here (really, and they will tell you the story). The Irish coffee was outstanding
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Mgcanavan
Aug 17, 2024
Foynes Flying Boat Museum: Totally worth a visit - I love aviation history and this museum definitely met and exceeded my expectations, and my whole family enjoyed our visit. The unexpected connection to Hollywood enhanced the experience, especially for my wife. The introduction video was excellent and the exhibits were comprehensive, detailed and nicely presented and composed. The replica of the Boeing 314 was great as was the interactive 'flying' experience. The staff could not have been more welcoming or helpful.
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Stephenm279
Aug 6, 2024
Lovely place to take the kids - Lovely place to take the kids (two boys 10 and 8). Great value for money too. Staff friendly. Exhibitions were well maintained and entertaining.
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Tonybc7693yx
Aug 6, 2024
Cracking museum to visit - great staff and great subject - Absolutely well worth visiting. Everything is well laid out and tells the fascinating story of Foynes and flying boats. The film that starts the tour/sets the context is a must see as is the replcia of the flying boat - you get a real sense of the glamour and ellegance of air travel in that era. Additionally I was travelling by motorcycle and the lady at the reception desk just couldnt have been more helpful. She allowed me to leave my heavy bike jacket and helmet in side room for the duration of my visit. We also had a good chat about the place (and I have to admit some reminiscing of life in Manchester and Liverpool back in the 60s and 70s. This is a realy good museum to visit even if you have just the slightest interest in aviation and by gone times - if you have an interest in flying boats then you sort of just have to go.
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Climber18851902357
Aug 2, 2024
That was worth his money, successful museum, not only worth seeing in the rain - Very nice staff, interesting film about the history of the flying boats on the Shannon, very interesting exhibition, at the same time entertaining exhibition about the actress Maureen O'Hara, great patron of the museum, at the end an original Irish Coffee, completely successful
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Maggielimerick
Jul 25, 2024
Learning the history of the Flying boats and finishing up with the story of Maureen O Hara's connection to Foynes was so interes - Such an interesting place with lots of history on the aeroplane industry. I often heard my father talk of the Yankee Clipper landing in Foynes harbour in 1939 but to actually be able to go inside a model of the Yankee clipper was amazing.
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Mousel2019
Jul 23, 2024
Great visit to Flying Boat museum - Excellent museum with a great replica of a flying boat fuselage to walk through. The Maureen O'Hara section was really well done as well. Perfect place for couples to visiteven if one of you is not particularly interested in flying boats. Could do with some more interative exhibits for teens/kids,but all in all an excellent place to visit.
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Srt5115ng
Jul 12, 2024
Flying Visit - Our group was a little rushed, as we had to catch the ferry over to Kilkee, but managed to at least give everything a glance over in a little under an hour. I'd say around two hours is probably optimal to really take in all the details. The staff are welcoming and very well informed about the history of the area as well as the boats. The flying boat replica is just as impressive as the first time I saw it, and the Maureen O'Hara exhibit is simply stunning. The amount and variety of artifacts on display is spectacular. I quite liked the white Aran knit coat, but the trap from The Quite Man isn't exactly chopped liver either. As a side note, the attached restaurant does a nice breakfast, and Irish coffee-making demonstration.
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