Foynes Village
Founding of Foynes
At less than two centuries old, Foynes is a young town by Irish standards.
As a port, Foynes was first formally surveyed by J.F. Burgoynes, Harry D. Jones, and Richard Griffith. In reporting to the houses of Parliament at Westminster in 1837 in the second enquiry of the Commissioners for the Improvement of the River Shannon, they pinpointed what would become Foynes proper and made detailed recommendations for its development.
The plans carried an estimated cost of £8,500 and incorporated tidal charts, soundings, and other maritime statistics. And so it was that the Foynes port came into being, and the village’s development followed naturally.