caption years_active children birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title occupation
brendan grace in dublin , 2012 . 1969 & ndash ; present 4 ; including bradley dublin , ireland 1 april 1951 eileen doyle -lrb- 1973 & ndash ; present -rrb- brendan grace.jpg brendan grace
 comedian , singer
brendan grace

brendan grace -lrb- born 1 april 1951 -rrb- is an irish comedian and singer .
he is known for his comedy schoolboy character `` bottler '' , the role of murphy in the 1995 movie `` moondance '' , and his 1996 appearance in the irish tv sitcom `` father ted '' as father fintan stack .
his 1975 song , `` combine harvester '' , hit number one in ireland , and the song would later become a u.k. number one hit for the wurzels in 1976 .
