Quare

adj.

Heard in Derry, Donegal, Cavan, Waterford, Kildare, Clare, Fermanagh, Kerry, Down, Wexford and Wicklow

A considerable amount of something, occasionally deployed with heavy sarcasm.

In use

Aye you're quare craic hi

Posh English

Indeed you are a quite considerable source of amusement, my dear fellow.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Chancin quare onesAttempting to secure a romantic or sexual encounter with an unsavoury young woman.
  • Quare badExtremely or intensely bad.
  • Quare hawkAn eccentric or peculiar person.
  • Quare oneOne's wife, girlfriend or regular female partner.
  • Quare sickenedDisappointed or feeling quite downhearted.
  • Quare tacA peculiar and potent mixture of different alcoholic drinks in a single glass.