Collector Of Subscriptions

The collector of subscriptions for the Macra na Feirme Hall Building Fund came to the door of a farmer's wife who, when asked for a subscription for the Macra na Feirme Hall Building Fund, placed her hand to her ear and asked, 'Wha?' The collector repeated that he had come to collect a subscription for the Macra na Feirme Hall Building Fund and again the lady placed her hand to her ear and asked, 'Wha?' The lady's apparent deafness browbeat the collector and he was somewhat distressed as he left without getting a subscription. As he passed out the farmer's wife shouted after him, 'Don't forget to close the gate.' The collector did as he was asked but mumbled, 'Ah hump you and your bloomin' gate,' to which the farmer's wife replied: 'And hump you and your bloomin' Macra na Feirme Hall Building Fund.'