Ireland & Tourism

Shannon Regional Tourism

Experience the thrill of driving Jaguar E-Type, Triumph TR6, MGB GT, MGB Roadster, Porsche 911, MG TF or even a Ferrari around some of Ireland's most scenic countryside. Visit Heritage Sports Cars , Ireland's first Self Drive classic car hire company, for a FREE gift certicicate toward your own bespoke hire package with first class service and support.

Read about a child's magical trip to Ireland: Ireland for Children

Whatever type of trail you enjoy, you can learn about it on the new Shannon Regional Trails website.

Limerick Tourist

Visit www.mytown.ie - Irish Towns Online, featuring weather, news and maps of towns in Ireland.

Discover Ireland Directory - A wide ranging Irish only directory listing everything relevant to Ireland`s visitors and inhabitants.

Enjoy a golfing holiday in County Limerick at Limerick County Golf & Country Club.

We are members of Heritage Island offering the best of Ireland's Culture and Heritage.

CIE Tours International offers frequent comprehensive tours of Ireland for our visitors based in Germany.

Visit the Millmount Museum and Martello Tower - Perched high overlooking the town of Drogheda, Millmount is the oldest surviving man made structure in the town with a dramatic history and many stories to tell.

The Irish Coffee Festival

Exploring Ireland - Providing Self Drive Vacations, Coach Tour Vacations and Private Tours of Ireland.

Visit the Kerry Writers Museum

Enjoy a concert with Summer Music on the Shannon , combining the enthusiasm and excitement generated by young performers with the high performance standards of professional musicians from Ireland and other countries.

Explore the cultural riches and heritage of Ireland at www.CultureNet.ie, Ireland's new Cultural Heritage Portal.

All-Ireland

Find tours and ideas on things to do and see in Ireland at The Savvy Traveler .

Quinlan Tours

Accomodations

For hotels and accomodations all over Ireland, visit Hotels Ireland. The same company also offer Premier Guest Houses.

Accommodation in Limerick City and County - Accommodation in Limerick to book online.

When visiting Foynes, check out the Travelodge Limerick, where Ireland's best rates are always on line!

Adare Manor Hotel - Five Star Hotels Ireland - Castle Hotels Ireland

Find Great Bed & Breakfast locations at BedandBreakfasts.ie. (See their special pages for Dublin and Cork.)

Limerick Budget Hotel: Jurys Inn Limerick offers guests excellent 3-star comfort in the heart of the city centre.

You will receive a real Irish welcome and a haven of hospitality at our opulently refurbished town house in "The Old Bank", Bruff, Co. Limerick, Ireland.

The Dunraven Arms , established in 1792, is one of Ireland's premier 4 star hotels. Surrounded by the mellow thatched cottages of Adare, they offer the old world ambience of a country house along with friendly efficient staff and first class service.

Rent an Irish Cottage - Self Catering Accommodation, Ireland

Enjoy Fitzgerald's Woodlands House Hotel . Accorded Failte Ireland's "Irelands Best" Service Excellent Award for the Hospitality Industry.

At The Old Farmhouse in Kerry, you can have a beautifully renovated bungalow apartment with all modern facilities in a rural setting, yet within easy reach of the beaches, mountains and numerous other attractions of Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Clare.

Holiday Rental Homes Doolin - Waterside Luxury Holiday Homes in Doolin at affordable prices. Situated in Doolin, County Clare in close proximity to the Aran Island Ferry and the Cliffs of Moher.

Holiday Rental Homes Mountshannon - Waterside Luxury Holiday Homes in Mountshannon at affordable prices. Situated in Mountshannon, County Clare in close proximity to the towns of Killaloe and Ballina. Mountshannon Holiday Homes are on Lough Derg which is renowned for mayfly Fishing.

General

Learn about our most famous patron, Maureen O'Hara Blair at the Maureen O'Hara Magazine website.

Jamie Dodson is an Alabama writer who has been active since 2001. In his latest novel, "Flying Boats and Spies", 16-year old Nick Grant joins the crew of the S.S. North Haven to build the Skyway to Asia for Pan American Airways. Learn more at his website, Nick Grant Adventures.

Watch for the museum in upcoming segments from the American TV chef, Mr. Food, also known as Art Ginsburg. Hugely popular and beloved by millions, Mr. Food is the Originator of Quick & Easy Cooking. For more than 30 years he has been nationally recognized and locally embraced throughout the United States.

Aviation

Visit EverythingPanAm.com, created to share some of the history & personality of Pan American World Airways.

Visit the Aero Club Como , Europe's largest seaplane facility. Flying seaplanes on the beautiful Lake Como, Italy since 1930.

The museum wishes to give a very special thanks to Delta Air Lines for their support in the making our documentary on the history of the B314.

Here is a directory of Aviation Museums of the World.

Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC

Follow the journey! Visit the website of the Transatlantic-Re-enactment Flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, re-enacting the original 1937 flight.

View this interesting video about Lady Heath, athlete and pioneer aviator. She became the most famous woman aviator of her time but had to overcome her tragic past.

The Website of the Dornier Wal Documentation Center recalls the worldwide history of the Dornier 'Wal' (Whale) Flying boat by publications, presentations and films and aims to foster the interest in the concept of the flying boat. It was the first all metal flying boat, manufactured in Italy, Japan, Holland, Spain and the USSR.

The SEAPLANE PILOTS ASSOCIATION AUSTRIA is a Member of SAFE - Seaplane Associaton's Federation of Europe.

Visit PanAmAir.org, the most comprehensive Pan Am site on the web.

For over 25 years RAF flying-boats flew from Pembroke Dock, the sheltered Milford Haven Waterway being ideal for such operations. Learn about their quest to raise a lost Sunderland!

The New England Air Museum is dedicated to the teaching and preservation of aviation history and technology especially in regard to Connecticut's contributions.

Good reference: The Canadian Museum of Flight maintains a list of aviation related websites.

The Amphibious Flying Club is based in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland next to the shores of Lough Erne. It has been set up to bring back the adventure and excitement back into our flying routine.

Seawings Flying Boat Website

The Air History Foundation, Natal, Brazil is dedicated to the history of aviation and the US military presence in Brazil during WWII. (This link directs to the English translation of the site, which is in Portugese.)

Visit the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum - Preserving Yesterday's Legends to Inspire Tomorrow's Legend Makers.

Flying Clippers

Visit the Clipper PIONEERS website - An organization of retired Pan American Pilots and Crew.

Learn about the Annual Seaplane Fly-In in Greenville, Maine.

Byron Smith, a secondary school pupil from South Dublin, has embarked on an ambitious project to create the first all-Ireland avaiation history website. He reports that he was insprired by his visit to our museum! Please visit Byron's site, the Historical Aviation Society Of Ireland to show your support.

Get the latest information from the Shannon Airport (Aerfort na Sionna) website.

Celebrate the Flying Boat Era at The International Flying Boat Festival

Aviation History - Book and drawings of the Short 'C' Class Empire Flying Boats.

Boeing 314 Flight Simulator

'AirNet' - Find 1,000's of aviation sites!

Read a great book about the Flying Boat era! Here is what our Director, Margaret O'Shaughnessy, had to say about Fallow Lands "Having read Fallow Lands by Dave Hooker I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in pre World War 11 History or Aviation. It is a really good read and of course it is lovely to see Foynes and the Flying Boats featuring in another novel."

Aviators And Aircraft - Categorized searchable links and Aviation News.

PC Pilots Ireland was started in 1993 and is dedicated to hobbyists who want to share their hobby with other Flight Simulator users.