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Mandy Dingle

Amanda Rose "Mandy" Dingle (previously Kirk-Dingle) is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Lisa Riley.

Storylines

Mandy arrives in Emmerdale to live with her uncle Zak Dingle, having been disowned by her father, Caleb. She finds work as a barmaid at The Woolpack, where her feisty personality makes her an instant hit with the locals. Mandy was initially very promiscuous but the arrival of vet Paddy Kirk in February 1997 proves to be a turning point in Mandy's life. She falls in love with Paddy and is willing to settle down and get married but their romance suffers problems. Mandy's cousin Butch overhears Paddy ridiculing their family and he tells Mandy so she orders Paddy out of her house and is heartbroken. Paddy leaves for Ireland where he has a job and returns to the village the following month. He and Mandy reconcile after he apologizes to her family.

Paddy's mother Barbara disapproves of Mandy and, convincing her that she will only make Paddy miserable if they marry, pays Mandy to marry her cousin, Butch Dingle, instead. Butch had always been in love with Mandy and readily accepted his cousin's proposal, marrying her in a secret registry office ceremony in November 1998. However, despite trying to make her marriage work, Mandy cannot ignore the fact that she truly loves Paddy and the former couple soon begin an affair behind Butch's back. Butch is livid when he discovers the truth and the Dingle family disowns Mandy for her infidelity, although her uncle Zak and his wife Lisa eventually come round after Paddy delivers their unexpected daughter Belle Dingle on Christmas Day 1998.

Dingle

Dingle (Irish: An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, meaning "Ó Cúis' fort") is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. The only town on the Dingle Peninsula, it sits on the Atlantic coast, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Tralee and 71 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Killarney.

Principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture: Dingle Mart (livestock market) serves the surrounding countryside. In 2006 Dingle had a population of 1,920. Dingle is situated in a Gaeltacht region. There used to be two secondary schools but they have now amalgamated to produce Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. A friendly dolphin named Fungi lives in the harbour.

History

Development of the port

In Ireland the town was developed as a port following the Norman invasion of Ireland. By the thirteenth century more goods were being exported through Dingle than Limerick, and in 1257 an ordinance of Henry III imposed customs on the port's exports. By the fourteenth century, importing wine was a major business. Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, who held palatine powers in the area, imposed a tax on this activity around 1329. By the sixteenth century, Dingle was one of Ireland's main trading ports, exporting fish and hides and importing wines from the continent of Europe. French and Spanish fishing fleets used the town as a base.

Dingle (disambiguation)

Dingle is a town in County Kerry, Ireland.

Dingle may also refer to:

People

  • Edwin Dingle (1881–1972), English journalist
  • Herbert Dingle (1890–1978), English astrophysicist
  • Graeme Dingle (born 1945), New Zealand mountaineer
  • Johnny Dingle (born 1984), American football player
  • Dingle Foot (1905-1978), British lawyer and politician
  • Fictional characters

  • "Mr. Dingle, the Strong", a Twilight Zone episode in the 1960 – 61 season
  • Desmond Olivier Dingle, comedic alter ego of English actor Patrick Barlow
  • The Dingles, a large family on the TV series Emmerdale with unruly behaviour
  • Geography

  • Dell (landform), small wooded valley
  • Antarctica

  • Dingle Lake is a salt-water lake on the Breidnes Peninsula, Vestfold Hills
  • Canada

  • Sir Sandford Fleming Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia, informally known as "Dingle Park"
  • Ireland

  • Dingle Peninsula, in County Kerry, Ireland
  • Philippines

  • Dingle, Iloilo, a municipality in Iloilo
  • Sweden

  • Dingle, Sweden, a small town in Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County
  • United Kingdom

    Dingle (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

    Dingle was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons to 1800.

    Boundaries and Boundary Changes

    This constituency was based in the town of Dingle in County Kerry.

    History

    It was incorporated by charter in 1607 with a Provost, 12 Burgesses and 150 freemen two resident. It had a Corporation, and the electorate consisted of 13 burgesses and 150 freemen. In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Dingle was represented with two members. Following the Act of Union 1800 the borough was disfranchised.

    Members of Parliament, 1607–1801

    1689–1801

    Notes

    References

    Bibliography

  • O'Hart, John (2007). The Irish and Anglo-Irish Landed Gentry: When Cromwell came to Ireland. vol. II. Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-1927-7. 
  • Johnston-Liik, E. M. (2002). History of the Irish Parliament, 1692–1800, Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation (28 February 2002), ISBN 1-903688-09-4,
  • T. W. Moody, F. X. Martin, F. J. Byrne, A New History of Ireland 1534–1691, Oxford University Press, 1978
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    Peter Kay reunites with Lisa Riley after heckler controversy: “We laughed until it hurt”

    NME 10 Mar 2025
    Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale, posted a photo of herself with Kay the following morning, writing, “Thank you so so so much Peter for the most fantastic night last night. We laughed until it hurt – the show is absolutely hilarious.” ... .
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