It could be, but it's hardly a typical US recipe. It's a 70-something year old fellow from Leitrim, importing spices from Monaghan to sell something he grew up with and can't get here to other Irish folks. Ironically, the ones who complain the cinnamon is too spicy tend to prefer the US-made product of another company. The same people will also tell you with a straight face that HP sauce is awful spicy, so they need to get something else for their meals, so make of that what you will.