Bishop Edward Daly died a hero, says relative of teenager killed in Bloody Sunday

Bishop of Derry Edward Daly has died a hero after he raised a blood-soaked handkerchief and guided a dying teenager through British army gunfire on Bloody Sunday, a grateful relative said.

Bishop Edward Daly died a hero, says relative of teenager killed in Bloody Sunday

Bishop of Derry Edward Daly has died a hero after he raised a blood-soaked handkerchief and guided a dying teenager through British army gunfire on Bloody Sunday, a grateful relative said.

The Catholic cleric, who died on Monday aged 82 after a long illness, was a life-long critic of all violence.

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