The priest in a small Irish village

The priest in a small Irish village loved the rooster and ten hens he kept in the hen house behind the church.

One Sunday morning, before mass, he went to feed the birds and discovered that the cock was missing.

He knew about cockfights in the village, so he questioned his parishioners in church.

During mass, he asked the congregation,“Has anybody got a cock?”

All the men stood up.“No, no,” he said,

“that wasn’t what I meant. Has anybody seen a cock?”

All the women stood up.“No, no,” he said,

“that wasn’t what I meant. Has anybody seen cock?”

Sixteen altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up.