Mar Dhea

n.

Heard in Roscommon and Dublin

Irish for 'as if' 'as it were' 'ya right'; also when pretending. Used sarcastically, mostly by older people in West Roscommon. Pr: maur ya.

In use

He said he was up all morning, mar dhea." "O they're flat out this weather, mar dhea.

Posh English

He claimed he had been awake since dawn, as if anyone could believe that.