53 anni fa oggi

Them all “foreigners” according to a Dub hood.

If they were foreigners they wouldn’t have been shot.

Daly gained prominence after using a blood-stained handkerchief as a white flag while trying to escort Jackie Duddy (17), to safety. Duddy died soon after, and Daly administered the last rites, later calling his death unjustified. 

He believed Bloody Sunday fueled the IRA’s violence and opposed using force for political ends.

This picture became one of the most recognisable of the troubles.