moryahint.

1826 J. Banim Nowlans in J. Banim & M. Banim Tales by O'Hara Family (2nd Ser.) II. 298 ‘It isn't a grate dale, Sir,’ dropping his jaw much lower, as with (to use his own word) ‘a moryah humility’. [Note: Pretended humility.]]

1836 Limerick Chron. 23 Mar. ‘Chickens trespassing mor-yah, that's a poor return,’ quoth Miss Ryan, the charged, ‘and I bringin' you every mornin' the fine fresh egg I'd get undher my bed afther your fowls. Mary Sullivan! Mary Sullivan! I'm ashamed of you.’

1865 E. H. Walshe Golden Hills v. 34 ‘Is it a girl of the Careys to be widout money! Moryah’; and Mrs. Mack snapped her fingers.

1875 P. Kennedy Evenings in Duffrey (new ed.) v. 30 If you had a little better command of your temper, like myself, mauryah! there would not be a better teacher from this to Donaghadee.

1899 S. Mac Manus Through Turf Smoke 33 ‘Ye'd temp' the Pope.’ ‘The Pope, moryah! To the divil with you an' the Pope.’

1904 P. J. McCall Fionn Maccumhail & Princess in J. McCarthy et al. Irish Lit. VI. 2118 Jokin' wid this wan an' that wan, an' commiseratin', moryah!

1911 Jrnl. County Kildare Archæol. Soc. 6 535 Maureeyah, this expression denotes a strong doubt as to the truthfulness of a statement. ‘That notorious poacher, Loughlin Murphy, tould the magistrates he didn't know how to set a snare, Maureeyah.’

1911 Jrnl. County Kildare Archæol. Soc. 6 535 Moy-yah, this is much the same expression as Maureeyah... It conveys the same sense as the English saying, ‘You may tell that to the Horse Marines’.

1914 J. Joyce Dubliners 151 And the men used to go in on Sunday morning before the houses were open to buy a waistcoat or a trousers—moya!

1918 ‘B. MacNamara’ Valley of Squinting Windows 40 Grand looking whipsters, moryah!

1925 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 784/2 'Tis a bad pair to beat we are, moyah!

1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 375 The wonder of the women of the world together, moya!

1944 Béaloideas 14 176 Mauryah. A word implying doubt and irony.

1977 J. Johnston Shadows on our Skin 121 ‘A singer as well as a hero.’ ‘Hero.’ Joe's voice was bitter. ‘Mauryah.’