Irish exclamation of grief or distress, a corruption of 'A Muire is trua' (O Mary, it is a pity).
Irish exclamation of grief or distress, a corruption of 'A Muire is trua' (O Mary, it is a pity). Used in 18th–19th century Irish and Anglo-Irish literature as a lament, typically in moments of bad news or tragedy. Conveys theatrical wailing more than sincere prayer; closest in register to 'woe is me.'
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(Irish) Exclamation of dismay.
(Ireland) An expression of surprise.
An Irish exclamation expressing dismay, grief, or lamentation — similar to 'oh dear' or 'alas.' It is typically used in expressions like 'wirra wirra' for added emphasis. The term has an old-fashioned, rural Irish flavor and is more commonly encountered in literature, folk songs, and depictions of Irish speech than in everyday modern conversation. Carries a tone of helpless worry or sorrow rather than shock or anger. Largely archaic in contemporary usage.
(Ireland, often, ironic) An expression of sympathy.
'Wirrasthru!' she cried when she heard the news, throwing her apron over her face.
(Ireland, archaic) alas; woe is me.