On the evening of the 26th of August, 1928, May Donoghue took a train from Glasgow to the town of Paisley, seven miles east of the city, and there at the Wellmeadow Café, she had a Scots ice cream float, a mix of ice cream and ginger beer bought for her by a friend.
Om aftenen den 26. august, 1928, tog May Donoghue et tog fra Glasgow til byen Paisley, 11 km øst for storbyen, og der ved Wellmeadow Caféen, fik hun en 'Scots ice cream float', en blanding af is og ingefærøl, købt til hende af en ven,