Mourners hear of Fr Edward Daly’s outstanding courage

A papal tribute to Bloody Sunday priest Edward Daly’s dedication to peace and justice was read out at his funeral yesterday.

As a young cleric, the future Bishop of Derry waved a blood-stained white rag as a symbol of ceasefire as he led a mortally injured teenage civil rights protester to safety under British army fire in January 1972.

The peacemaker and staunch opponent of all violence died on Monday aged 82. President Michael D Higgins and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness were among mourners at a Requiem Mass at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Derry.