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.<p>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).<p>Glad I&#x27;ve finally discovered the reason!