Culture & life
Irish coffee is said to have been created in the 1940s for cold, tired air passengers. At which place?
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A Shannon town centre
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B Dublin Airport
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✓ Foynes
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✕ Cobh Your answer
Not quite.
Chef Joe Sheridan is credited with first serving it at the flying-boat terminal in Foynes, County Limerick. The drink of hot coffee, whiskey, sugar and cream later spread worldwide.
Source: Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum; Ireland.com