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Father Dougal McGuire is a character in the comedy series Father Ted, played by the actor Ardal O'Hanlon. Renowned for sleeping in his Irish national football team shirt and He-Man sheets, the dense Father Dougal is one of life's innocents. He quite cheerfully admits that "the lights are on but no one's home". Father Dougal news. ...
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Ardal OHanlon as Father Dougal McGuire Ardal OHanlon (born 8 October 1965 at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland) is a comedian and actor, best known for his role as Father Dougal McGuire in the comedy television series Father Ted. ...
Father Ted is a 1990s television situation comedy set around the lives of three priests on the fictional extremely remote Craggy Island off the west coast of Ireland. ...
Ardal OHanlon as Father Dougal McGuire Ardal OHanlon (born 8 October 1965 at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland) is a comedian and actor, best known for his role as Father Dougal McGuire in the comedy television series Father Ted. ...
First International Italy 3 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Turin, Italy; 21 March 1926) Largest win Republic of Ireland 8 - 0 Malta (Dublin, Ireland; 16 November 1983) Worst defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Republic of Ireland (Uberlandia, Brazil; 27 May 1982) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1990) Best result Quarterfinals, 1990...
He-Man as seen in a DC comic from December, 1982, one of his earliest appearances and preceding the debut of his animated series. ...
It is unclear how or why Dougal became a priest, though Ted suggests it was by collecting a certain number of crisp packets, and how or why he is allowed to remain one. Just as unclear is his presence on Craggy Island, though it has been alluded to that he was sent there by Bishop Brennan as a result of some act of stupidity which led to a mysterious incident on a Sealink Ferry that put the lives of hundreds of nuns in danger. He is "addicted" to rollerblading and often dreams about Carol Vorderman presenting Countdown naked ("Put your clothes back on Carol, I can't concentrate"). He doesn't really believe in organised religion, and never seems quite sure what the clergy are meant to do (he famously mistakes bishops for some sort of sci-fi loving insect exterminators). He often wears a dated red sleeveless jumper over priestly black. Craggy Island is a fictional island of the west coast of Ireland and is the primary setting for the comedy series Father Ted. ...
Sealink was a ferry company based in the United Kingdom, operating services to France and Ireland. ...
Nun in cloister, 1930; photograph by Doris Ulmann In general, a nun is a female ascetic who chooses to voluntarily leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent. ...
Roller skating girl in Rome, Italy (soul grind) Roller skating is travelling on smooth terrain with roller skates. ...
Carol Vorderman with Countdown host, the late Richard Whiteley Carol Jean Vorderman, MBE also previously known by her first married name Carol Mather, was born December 24, 1960 in Bedford to a Dutch father and a Welsh mother. ...
Countdown is a British game show presented by Des Lynam and Carol Vorderman. ...
He has obvious trouble distinguishing between real life and dreams, and almost never has enough wits about him for the task at hand. For example, Dougal and Ted visit a tourist attraction and see a map poster with the legend "You Are Here". Dougal exclaims "Wow! How did they know that?"
In another scene Ted compares some toy cows with the real cows in a nearby field: "Now, let's try it again, Dougal: these are small, but the ones out there are far away. Small...far away. Small...far away." Dougal shakes his head in amiable incomprehension.
Dougal also has a habit of infuriating Ted with pointless, often blindingly obvious questions and observations:
- Ted: "Dougal, fantastic news!"
- Dougal: "You're getting married!?"
- Ted: (pause) "Is that a joke?"
- Dougal: "Er, yeah..."
Dougal once ventured into the cutthroat world of milkmen, taking over from the sex-mad Pat Mustard. However, Mustard put Dougal's life in severe danger by rigging the milk float with a huge bomb. Fortunately Ted, with help from two Mass-loving priests from Barren Island and Father Jack's pet brick, came to the rescue.
Dougal's equivalent on Rugged Island is Father Cyril MacDuff, who is also unbelievably dense and stupid. Whenever Ted and Dougal have triumphed over Father Dick Byrne, Cyril will sneer "Better luck next time, lads" at them, before being reminded that his side lost. Dougal believes Cyril to be "an awful eejit."
Dougal has also had encounters with pop stars such as Niamh Connolly, who visited the Parochial House. Dougal advised her to take off her bra before giving the house to her for free. When another pop star, Eoin McLove came to the house, Dougal didn't get on very well with him, because Eoin kept eating the jam from the jar and stealing things from the house.
Upon the death of John Paul II in 2005, Irish bookmakers included him in the running for the next pope (albeit as a joke with odds of 1,000 to 1). This is actually better odds than many real-life cardinals and archbishops, surprising the Vatican. Some small bets were actually received from punters, which is testimony to the popularity of the character and the humour of the Irish and other gamblers. [1] Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until his death, more than 26 years, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IXs...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ...
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Father Dougal's Words of Wisdom
- "I'm no good at judging the size of crowds Ted, but I'd say there's about seventeen million of them out there."
- "Sorry Ted. I was concentrating too hard on looking holy."
- "Of course the Italians know about football alright, and of course the world of fashion! God Ted, do you remember that fella that was so good at fashion they had to shoot him?"
- "A one-word film. There can't be too many of those. 'Salem's Lot?"
- "Do you believe in God then Ted?"
- "Ted, do you ever notice it's usually sick people who end up in hospitals?"
- "Ted, you're not gonna believe this! Clint Eastwood has been arrested for a crime he didn't commit. Oh, wait no, it's a film."
- "It's like a big pile of jam coming towards us, but jam made out of old women!"
- "I'm no Jeffrey Archer, I don't care what anyone says!"
- "(Talking about The Traveling funfair that's coming to the island)
DOUGAL:They've got a Spider-baby! TED:How is it a baby? does it have a nappy on it or something? DOUGAL:Er no. TED:Well, does it have the head of a baby? DOUGAL:No. TED:If it looks like a spider but dosent gurgle at you anything, how do you know its a baby. DOUGAL:They Keep it in a pram. TED: your not confusing it with a Dream or anything? DOUGAL:No I saw it on the news..Now i think about it yes it was a Dream!. Salems Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975. ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes: The Dream, 1883 A dream is the experience of envisioned images, voices, or other sensations during sleep. ...
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