Meanings
- IrelandcolloquialIntroduces a topic which is (actually or jocularly) grave or sensitive; listen up; I wanted to tell/ask you
“Come here to me,” said yer man, leaning conspiratorially closer, the smell of turf smoke and poteen potent in the air. “Have ye been up to see the Magic Road?”
2014 February 24, Conor Hallahan, “Ireland's magic roads - what they are and how to find them”, in BreakingNews.ie1 more example
“Come here to me,” said one local radio broadcaster, beckoning a nearby steward, “could ye gather up the names of all the Galway supporters and I’ll give them a shout out?”
2017 July 24, Neil Loughran, “Goals galore for Galway as Donegal are sent tumbling out of Championship”, in Irish News
Cite this entry
come here to me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20here%20to%20me
“come here to me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20here%20to%20me. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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