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A comment on Shan-Zhen: How a Small Irish Town Influenced the Mega-City Shenzhen.

Re:Shan-Zhen: How a Small Irish Town Influenced the Mega-Cit... by gerjomarty on Thursday January 28, 2016 @10:21AM (#10988642)
The first time I ever travelled to the US it was through Shannon Airport, and at the time all of the flights to the US from Dublin Airport stopped off at Shannon first.

I had no idea about the history of Shannon Airport, and I thought it was so strange that it really punched above its weight in terms of international links, traffic, and size, relative to its remote location (the closest large city is Cork).

Glad I've finally discovered the reason!

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Re:Shan-Zhen: How a Small Irish Town Influenced the Mega-Cit... by dmoo on Thursday January 28, 2016 @04:37PM (#10991567)
Limerick, Ireland's 3rd largest city is much closer than Cork. It is about 20 minutes from the airport.
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Re:Shan-Zhen: How a Small Irish Town Influenced the Mega-Cit... by scholia on Thursday January 28, 2016 @03:41PM (#10991132)
Yes. First time I flew from London to New York -- when planes still had propellers -- we stopped twice, in Shannon and then Gander.
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