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Knock Airport is one of the busiest airports in Ireland. The airport is situated about five and a half kilometres (3.4 miles) from Charleston in County Mayo, and more than 600,000 passengers pass through each year.
The airport is one of the Ireland's major airports along with Dublin, Cork and Shannon. Shannon airport was opened back in the mid-eighties, but commercial flights started using the airport, earlier than the official opening.
Car rental at Knock Airport makes it a lot easier to explore the Western counties of Ireland, including Mayo, Galway, Sligo and Roscommon.
In the North west region, visitors will experience the sight of fiercely beautiful land, in a country already famous for it,s beautiful landscape.
The airport was built mainly for people to visit the famous Knock Shrine, which pays homage to the apparition of the virgin Mary, back in 1879. It was also built to bring employment to this part of Ireland, where jobs were in short supply.
The is often credited to Monsignor James Horan, who conducted a long campaign for the opening of this airport.
General driving information in the Republic of Ireland:
British citizens born in the UK do not require a passport, but do require certain forms of identification for example, driving licence with photograph.
In Ireland, you drive on the left hand side, as in the United Kingdom. Road signs are generally in Kilometres, and often in Kilometres and Miles.
The speed limits must be observed when driving a rental vehicle in Ireland. The motorway speed limit is as follows:
- Motorways 120 km/h
- Major roads and dual carriageways 100 km/h
- Cities and towns 50 km/h
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