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Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies | Irish cardinal Cahal Daly dies |
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Cardinal Cahal Daly, the former Primate of All Ireland, has died in Belfast, it has been announced. | |
Cardinal Daly was admitted to the coronary intensive care unit at the City Hospital in Belfast on Monday. | Cardinal Daly was admitted to the coronary intensive care unit at the City Hospital in Belfast on Monday. |
In a statement, the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland said Cardinal Daly died peacefully in the presence of family and friends. | |
Cardinal Sean Brady said it was with "great sadness that I heard the news of the death". The cardinal was 92. | Cardinal Sean Brady said it was with "great sadness that I heard the news of the death". The cardinal was 92. |
Cardinal Brady said: "It is difficult to do full justice to the significance and achievements of his long, full and happy life. | Cardinal Brady said: "It is difficult to do full justice to the significance and achievements of his long, full and happy life. |
"But I believe, when fully assessed and appreciated, the legacy of Cardinal Cahal Daly to the ecclesiastical and civil history of Ireland will be seen as immense." | "But I believe, when fully assessed and appreciated, the legacy of Cardinal Cahal Daly to the ecclesiastical and civil history of Ireland will be seen as immense." |
Born in Loughguile, County Antrim, on 1 October 1917, Cardinal Daly was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in the early 1990s. | Born in Loughguile, County Antrim, on 1 October 1917, Cardinal Daly was Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland in the early 1990s. |
He was made a cardinal in 1991. He retired in 1996 at the age of 79 and returned to his study of philosophy. | He was made a cardinal in 1991. He retired in 1996 at the age of 79 and returned to his study of philosophy. |
Among his published works are Philosophy in Britain from Bradley to Wittgenstein and The Minding of Planet Earth, published in 2004. | Among his published works are Philosophy in Britain from Bradley to Wittgenstein and The Minding of Planet Earth, published in 2004. |
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