Mar Dhea
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.
He said he was up all morning, mar dhea." "O they're flat out this weather, mar dhea.
He claimed he had been awake since dawn, as if anyone could believe that.