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The Irish Aviation Tour of ireland
This tour takes visitors on a tour of some of Ireland's historic aviation destinations such as the Foynes Flying Boat museum, the Alcock and Brown memorial, the Amelia Earheart Center and many more. This is a two day tour.
Craggaunowen Crannog |
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The first stop on the tour is Craggaunowen Crannog. The Atlantic ocean has separated Europe from America and its less than 100 years since the first transatlantic flight. Before their was flight boats were the only option. Craggaunowen - The Living Past is an archaeological open air museum in County Clare. The site is also home to 'The Brendan', a reconstruction of a leather hulled boat, sailed by Saint Brendan, that is reputed to have made the journey from Ireland to Newfoundland in Canada in the Mid 6th Century AD.   |
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Next on the tour is the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Ferguson became the first person to fly in Ireland in 1909 when he flew in a plane he had designed and built himself. He went on to found the Massey Ferguson Tractor Company later in life. A plaque commemorating Ferguson is mounted on the Ulster Bank building in Donegall Square, Belfast, the former site of his showroom. and a full-scale replica of the Ferguson monoplane and an early Ferguson tractor and plough can be seen at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra. |
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The Foynes Flying Boat Museum |
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This attraction is in Foynes Co.Limerick In the late 1930s, transatlantic air traffic was dominated by flying boats, and a flying boat terminal was located at Foynes on the south side of the Shannon Estuary. Foynes is home to a museum that houses a recreated Flying Boat that was painstakingly built by an imaginative and skilled team of craftsmen. The Irish coffee was also invented in Foynes.
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Atlantic Air Venture |
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The final destination on the tour is the Atlantic AirVenture Aviation Centre in Shannon is the place to indulge your passion for flight. The centre offers a unique range of virtual flight and edutainment activities. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly a jet airliner? Experience Flight on a full scale Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator, built from a real aircraft nose section, that's an experience you won't forget quickly! If you are visiting here, why not explore Ireland with a birds eye view. Be pilot in command for a virtual pleasure flight over the wild and rugged West coast of Clare and out to the Aran Islands. Groups and parties can chose from a list of fun Navigation or Landing Challenges and we have special programmes for primary and post primary schools with guest speakers from the aviation industry. |
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