Ah go on, drop in for tea at Fr Ted’s

They urged her to ‘go on, go on, go on’ — and so she finally did.

The owner of the parochial house, which featured in Father Ted, has decided to transform herself into a real-life Mrs Doyle because she kept being inundated by fans of the classic comedy.

Cheryl McCormack has lived in 19th century Glanquin House, located in a valley on the edge of the Burren in Co Clare, for over 25 years with her farmer husband, Patrick.