The Irish Candle

Mrs Donovan was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin when she met up with Father Flaherty.

The Father said: 'Top o' the morning to ye! Aren't you Mrs Donovan and didn't I marry ye and yer husband two years ago?'

She replied: 'Aye, that yer did, Father'

The Father asked: 'And be there any wee little ones yet?'

She replied: 'No, not yet, Father'

The Father said: 'Well now, I'm going to Rome next week and I'll light a candle for ye and yer husband

'She replied: 'Oh, thank ye, Father'

Some years later they met again. The father asked: 'Well now, Mrs Donovan, how are ye these days?'

She replied: 'Very well, Father'

The father asked: 'And tell me, have you any wee ones yet?'

She replied: 'Oh yes, Father. Three sets of twins and four singles.Ten in all'

The Father said: 'That's wonderful! How is your loving husband?'

She replied: 'E's gone to Rome to blow out yer feckin' candle!'