Irish Wit

An Irish priest, Father O'Malley, was transferred to far Western Queensland.

One spring morning he rose from his bed in his parish. He walked to
the window of his bedroom

and as he took a deep breath he noticed a donkey lying dead in the
middle of his front lawn.

He promptly called the local police station.

The conversation went like this:

"Good morning. This is Sergeant Jones. How might I help you?"

"And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St.
Ann's Catholic Church. There's a donkey lying dead in me front lawn."

Sergeant Jones, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a
smirk, "Well now Father, it was always my impression that you people
took care of the last rites!"

There was a long silence after which Father O'Malley replied:

"Aye, tis certainly true, but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin!