Archives: There are few things more difficult to get than a good cup of coffee

During the First World War, the Cork Refreshment Committee provided travelling sailors and soldiers with free tea, coffee, and buns at what is now Kent Station. Picture: Irish Examiner Archive
We often ask for it, but how often do we get it, that we are not sorry we did not "stick to tea,“ as we say?
It is strange, but true, that there are few things more difficult to get either in private houses or in restaurants than a good cup of coffee, so stimulating, so refreshing!