Pat Hume's legacy should stand alongside her husband's in the North's history 

The late Pat Hume pictured at a civic reception in Killarney in 2001. Picture: Don MacMonagle

When the Good Friday Agreement was only hours away, Pat Hume, who has died after a short illness, received a call from husband and SDLP leader John Hume.

He asked her to get to Belfast as soon as possible, with a change of clothes, a smart shirt and a good tie.