Mrs Doyle is the Housekeeper of Craggy Island Parochial House.
Biography
Little is known about Mrs. Doyle, other than she is in her 40's when the show was on air (meaning she was born at some point in the 1950's).
Physical description
to be added
Personality and traits
Mrs Doyle is characterized as being hyperactive, repressed and very persistent, occasionally to the point of being manic, and angry, such as when someone refuses the offer of a cup of tea. Occasionally causing injury to those around her.
Abilities and Skills
- Making Tea: Mrs Doyle makes tea on a very regular basis, and takes great pride in it, and she's willing to go to severe lengths to serve it, even going as far as to stay up all night in case Ted, Dougal or Jack want a cup.
- Food Preparation: Mrs Doyle can prepare large quantities of food in very short periods of time, as seen when she made a literal mountain of Sandwhiches, when Henry Cellars was visiting.
- General Maintenance: Mrs Doyle Carries out repairs on on the house when needed to, including fixing the roof digging a ditch.
- Poetry: Mrs Doyle can apparently write decent poetry, as it won her the opportunity to meet Eoin McLove
Relationships
Etomology
Doyle, the Anglicanized form of the old Irish O'Dubhghall, which means "descendant of Dubhghall"
Behind the Scenes
- Mrs Doyle's first name is never revealed. Though there is a script that gives it as "Joan".
- Mrs Doyles husband is mentioned several times, but Mrs Doyle always changes the subject before divulging too much information. It is implied that their marriage was unhappy, which is why Mrs Doyle has such a negative view on sex.
Appearances
- Good Luck, Father Ted
- Entertaining Father Stone
- The Passion of Saint Tibulus
- Competition Time
- Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest
- Hell
- Think Fast, Father Ted
- Tentacles of Doom
- Old Grey Whistle Theft
- A Song for Europe
- A Christmassy Ted
- The Plague
- Rock-a-Hula Ted
- Cigarettes and Alcohol and Rollerblading
- New Jack City
- Flight into Terror
- Are You Right There, Father Ted?
- Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep
- Speed 3
- The Mainland
- Escape from Victory
- Kicking Bishop Brennan Up The Arse
- Night of the Nearly Dead
- Going to America
- Comic Relief '97