Craggy Island is a fictional island off the west coast of Ireland which serves as the primary setting for the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. Craggy Island Parochial House is located on the island, which is the home of three Catholic priests - Father Ted Crilly, Father Dougal McGuire and Father Jack Hackett - as well as their housekeeper Mrs Doyle. Craggy Island is an isolated locality, populated by a number of locals, a Chinese community and one Māori. It is mentioned the Irish state have given the British government permission to use the island's coast as a dumping ground for nuclear waste.