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21st Dec 2015

There’s proof that Father Ted inspired Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Mad stuff, Ted

Paul Moore

Mad stuff, Ted.

Your first instinct when hearing about any potential links between a galaxy that’s far, far away and a priest who can’t tell if cows are small or far away will probably be skeptical.

Spoiler alert if you haven’t seen the latest Star Wars film, maybe you preferred to watch The Passion of Saint Tibulus instead.

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While the Holy Stone of Clonrichert might be the most popular tourist spot in Ireland, I’m confident in saying that Skellig Michael in Kerry will be getting more visitors after it featured prominently in J.J Abrams’ film.

People have pointed out that Star Wars and Father Ted both feature small Irish islands, deal in a mystical power – religion and the Force – and the final scene of ‘The Force Awakens’ features a sweeping aerial shot of two people in robes, not unlike…

Things continue to get a little bit more interesting, as seen by these interesting tweets below. We’ve got so many ideas for a Star Wars universe set on Craggy Island but let us know what you might add.

https://twitter.com/deni_stari/status/678890907106676736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/estefaniap44i/status/678867984572669952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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