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Foynes 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 520 as of the 2016 census.
Foynes Harbour
Seaplanes at Foynes, July 1938
A full-size replica of a Boeing 314 flying boat.
Foynes railway station building in 2005
County Limerick
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County Limerick is a western county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. It is named after the city of Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is the local council for the county. The county's population at the 2022 census was 209,536 of whom 102,287 lived in Limerick City, the county capital.
The River Shannon runs through Limerick City, with King John's Castle.
Typical east Limerick landscape, part of the Golden Vale
Patrick Sarsfield the prominent Jacobite general, features on the Limerick coat of arms.
Grange Stone Circle is the largest stone circle in Ireland.