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All my eye and Peggy Martin (origin)

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Dinger2 | 20:52 Tue 08th Jun 2010 | Phrases & Sayings
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Can anybody out there tell me the origin of the phrase "all my eye and Peggy Martin",meaning a load of nonsense and/or-you're pulling my leg,I think it could be of Irish creation.
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i believe the orginal phrase to be; "all my eye and Betty Martin". Apparently it is the corruption of the Latin opening to a prayer to St Martin ,"Mihi,beate Martine" heard by medieval British soldiers on the continent but not understood, hence developing the meaning of gibberish.
21:00 Tue 08th Jun 2010
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06:28 Wed 09th Jun 2010

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