A special presentation was made this week to the former Bishop of
Derry Dr Edward Daly by the families of those who died on Bloody
Sunday.
The presentation, of collector's coins, was made to the Mayor of
Derry Cllr Colum Eastwood and Bishop Daly at the Museum of Free Derry in
the city, by the museum's education officer John Kelly whose brother
was killed on Bloody Sunday.
Mr Kelly said that the presentations were made to both Bishop Daly
and Mayor Eastwood in recognition of the support the city council has
given the families, particularly leading up to the publication of the
Bloody Sunday Report on June 15, and the support Bishop Daly has given
the families over the years since that fateful day on Bloody Sunday.
The coins depict Bishop Daly's hand waving of a white handkerchief,
an iconic image that has become synonymous with Bloody Sunday itself
when he held out a white bloodstained handkerchief in his attempt to get
the mortally wounded teenager Jackie Duddy to safety in 1972.
Bishop Daly was later to become Bishop of Derry, a role he served in
from 1974 to 1993 and during that time he also served as an advisor on
religious programming to RTÉ.
The coins also feature the words Truth, Justice, and Healing, with
the names of those who were murdered on Bloody Sunday written on the
back of a Celtic Cross.
Speaking at the presentation, Bishop Daly said that he was both delighted and highly honoured to receive the accolade.
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