Derry mourns bishop Edward Daly, ‘a saint and a hero’
Retired cleric who waved handkerchief on Bloody Sunday remembered as ‘peacemaker’
Archive footage from Bloody Sunday in Derry, January 30th 1972, showing former Bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly as he helped victims of the shootings. Video: Reuters
The bells tolled for one hour solid at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry on Monday morning after confirmation of the news of the death of the retired bishop of Derry Dr Edward Daly.
The 82-year-old died in Altnagelvin Area Hospital surrounded by members of his immediate family and by priests from from the diocese of Derry.