I may

adj.

Heard in Kilkenny and Kildare

An emphatic statement of obligation; expressing that one certainly has to do something.

In use

I may fix the car before the NCT officer catches me with bald tyres!

Posh English

I really must repair the motor car prior to the vehicle inspector discovering my severely depleted tread.

Same phrase, other counties

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