Father Ted Crilly
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Father Ted Crilly is the eponymous main character of the British Channel 4 situation comedy Father Ted. Created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, Ted was portrayed by comedian Dermot Morgan for th
Dermot Morgan as Father Ted
The Joshua Trio on Nighthawks, 1989. Arthur Mathews (centre) portrays an early version of Father Ted Crilly.
Fáinne
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Fáinne is the name of a pin badge worn to show fluency in, or a willingness to speak, the Irish language.
Father Ted Crilly
…cosplaying fans). He wears two badges: one is a pin signifying membership of the Pioneers, an Irish Catholic teetotalers organisation, and the other is a Fáinne, which indicates the wearer's fluency in the Irish language. In 1996, Morgan was named the Best TV Comedy Actor at the British Comedy Awards for his…
Piaras Béaslaí wearing an Fáinne.