A row has broken out between two remote Irish islands over an inaugural Father Ted festival next month. Inis Mor, the largest of the three Aran Islands off County Galway, is planning a three-day ``Friends of Ted'' event. They want to mark the ninth anniversary of the death of comic Dermot Morgan, the star of the comedy series. However, Inis Oirr, the smallest of the islands, believes it has a bigger claim because local scenes, including the Plassey shipwreck, are shown in the opening scenes of the hit comedy. Dozens of fans have rushed to book hotels, hostels and B&Bs for the festival which runs from 23-25 February. The comedy series is currently screened on BBC America and is repeated frequently on pay-TV channels around the world. Visit FriendsOfTed.com for more information on the festival.Afterthought: Maybe I should have used the headline `I see Ted people', a nice twist on the famous line by Haley Joel Osment in the 1999 movie `The Sixth Sense'.
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