Word before coffee or Catholic (5)

I believe the answer is:

irish

(Other definitions for irish that I've seen before include "Like Wilde or Yeats" , "race" , "Hi, Sir, ar you a Celt?" , "W European" , "Of this place" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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