Mass said for cardinal in Armagh

Mass was celebrated this morning for Cardinal Cahal Daly in St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh.

Mass was celebrated this morning for Cardinal Cahal Daly in St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh.

Lying in state for the cardinal continues today, and the Office of the Dead will be celebrated this evening at 6pm. The funeral mass will be held tomorrow at noon, and Cardinal Daly will be buried in the cathedral grounds.

Mourners from the city and archdiocese of Armagh filed past the open coffin of the late cardinal last night after a day of ceremony in both Belfast and the ecclesiastical capital.

Up to 2,000 had gathered in St Patrick’s cathedral in Armagh for Mass marking the reception of the remains of the former primate of All-Ireland who died on New Year’s Eve aged 92.

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The cortege, escorted by motorcyclists from the PSNI, arrived in Armagh from Belfast as many hundreds of people lined the streets leading to the cathedral.

His coffin was carried up the steps to the door of St Patrick’s by captains drawn from senior GAA teams from Armagh city and handed to six priests of the Archdiocese of Armagh who brought the coffin to the bier.

Cardinal Daly’s remains were earlier brought to St Peter’s cathedral, Belfast, after he died following a short illness last week.