Foynes Flying Boat Museum
Foynes, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)69 65416
Fax: +353 (0)69 65600
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GPS: 52.6115, -9.1082 (Decimal degrees)

Open Daily, 09:00h - 17:00h
March 15th - November 09:00h - 17:00h
June, July & August
Other times for groups by prebooking.

Last admission one hour before closing.

O'Regan Restaurant
10:00h - 17:00h all week

Adults: €10.00
Seniors/Students: €8.00
Children under 14: €5.00
Children under 5: FREE
Family Ticket: €28.00
(2 adults and up to 4 children)

His application came in to Brendan O'Regan for the position of chef and it simply stated, "Dear Sir. I'm the man for the job. Yours sincerely, Joe Sheridan.

Brendan O'Regan later said that because of the impudence of his application, that he decided to interview him and gave him the job.

When Foynes closed in October 1945, Joe Sheridan along with the rest of the catering staff, moved across the Shannon estuary to the new airport at Rineanna (now Shannon International Airport), where he continued to make his famous Irish Coffee.

A famous journalist called Stan Delaplane (seen below enjoying an Irish Coffee with Brendan O'Regan), transited Rineanna in 1951 where he was served the by now traditional Irish Coffee welcoming drink.

When he went back to San Francisco, he told his friend Jack Koeppler, the owner of the Buena Vista, of this new drink. They tried making it themselves at the Buena Vista, but it didn't work out quite right--they had a problem with the cream.

In 1952, Joe Sheridan having been offered the position at the Buena Vista, decided to emigrate.

Joe died in 1962 and is buried in Oakland cemetery, just outside San Francisco.

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