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Foynes Airbase
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Foynes Airbase in Ireland is the historic site where Irish Coffee was first created in 1943. Now the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum, it offers a fascinating look into aviation history and the origin of this iconic beverage.
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Visit the historic Foynes Airbase, now a museum, to explore the birthplace of Irish Coffee and learn about the golden age of flying boats.
In their own words: “It was invented in 1943 for passengers of a flying boat at Foynes Airbase in Ireland. Supposedly a bunch of disgruntled passengers got off a plane so the chef there just took some coffee and put some whiskey in it to calm everybody down and there we have the Irish coffee.”
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