Irish Birth Control

by Dianne 

Mrs. Donovan was walking down

  O'Connell Street in Dublin when

  she met up with Father Flaherty.

The Father said, 'Top o' the mornin'

 To ye! Aren't ye Mrs. Donovan

  And didn't I marry ye and yer

  Hoosband two years ago?' 

She replied, 'Aye, that ye

 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 fertility candle for ye

  And yer hoosband.'

   

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

  They then parted ways.. 

 
Some years later they met again. 

 
The Father asked, 'Well now,

Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?' 

She replied, 'Oh, very well, Father!'

The Father asked, 'And tell me,

Have ye any wee ones yet?'

She replied, 'Oh yes, Father!

Two sets of twins and six singles,

Ten in all!' 

The Father said, 'That's wonderful!

And how is yer loving hoosband doing?' 

She replied, 'E's gone to Rome

To blow out yer fookin' candle.'