fookin'candle

Mrs. O'Donovan was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin, andcoming in the opposite direction was Father O'Rafferty.
"Hello," said the Father, "and how is Mrs. O'Donovan? Didn't Imarry you two years ago?"
She replied "You did that, Father."
"And be there any little ones yet?"
"No, not yet, Father," said she.
"Well now, I'm going to Rome next week, and I'll light a candlefor you."
"Oh, thank you, Father." And away she went.
Some years later they met again. "Well now, Mrs. O'Donovan," saidthe Father, "how are you?"
"Oh, very well," said she.
"And tell me," he said, "have you any little ones yet?"
"Oh yes, Father. I've had three sets of twins, and four singles -ten in all."
"Now isn't that wonderful," he said. "And how is your lovelyhusband?"
"Oh," she said, "he's gone to Rome to blow out your fookin'candle."