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Charles (Cahal) Brendan Cardinal Daly KGCHS (1 October 1917 – 31 December 2009) was an Irish philosopher,
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, writer and international speaker and, in later years, a
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. Daly served as the Roman Catholic
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and Archbishop of Armagh from late 1990 to 1996, the oldest man to take up this role for nearly 200 years. He was later created a
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of ''
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in the
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of 28 June 1991.


Early life

Charles Brendan Daly was born in Ballybraddin, Loughguile, a village near
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in
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, the third child of seven born to Charles Daly and Susan Connolly. His father was a primary school teacher originally from Keadue,
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, and his mother a native of Antrim. He was educated at St. Patrick's National School in Loughguile, and then as a boarder in St. Malachy's College,
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, in 1930. The writer Brian Moore was a near contemporary.


Studies

Daly studied Classics at
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in
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. He earned his B.A. with
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and also the ''Henry Medal in Latin Studies'' in 1937 and completed his M.A. the following year. He entered
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and was
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to the priesthood on 22 June 1941. He continued studies in
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in
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, from where he obtained a doctorate in divinity (DD) in 1944. His first appointment was as Classics Master in St. Malachy's College (1944–1945). In 1945 he was appointed Lecturer in Scholastic Philosophy at
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, retaining the post for 21 years. In the academic year 1952–53
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granted him sabbatical leave, which he spent studying at the Catholic Institute of Paris where he received a licentiate in philosophy. He would return to France at many points, particularly for holidays. He persisted with his studies well into his retirement. He was a popular figure with the university and fondly remembered by his students. He was named a Canon of the Cathedral Chapter of
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in 1966.


Episcopate

Daly was a ''
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'', or theological expert, at the
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(1962–1965) to Bishop William Philbin during the first session of the Council and to
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for the rest of the council. He dedicated himself to scholarship for 30 years, and published several books seeking to bring about understanding between the warring factions in
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. Daly was appointed Reader in Scholastic Philosophy at Queen's University in 1963, a post he held until 1967, when he was appointed Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise on 26 May. Daly converted his forename Charles into Cahal ahead of his
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in St. Mel's Cathedral,
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, on 16 July 1967 from
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, with Archbishop
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and
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Neil Farren serving as
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. He spent 15 years as bishop in Longford and was diligent about parish visitation and confirmations gradually assumed a greater national profile. From 1974 onwards, he devoted himself especially to ecumenical activities for the
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. His pastoral letter to Protestants, written in 1979, pleaded for Christian unity. Daly succeeded William Philbin as the 30th Bishop of Down and Connor when he was installed as bishop of his native diocese at a ceremony in
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, on 17 October 1982.


Cardinal

On 6 November 1990, Daly was appointed Archbishop of Armagh and, as such,
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. His age made him an unexpected occupant of the post. Despite this it was requested that he stay in the role for three years before usual age of episcopal retirement at 75. Cardinal Daly took a notably harder line against the
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(IRA) than his predecessor, Tomás Cardinal Ó Fiaich. Daly was respectful of Protestant rights, and opposed formal integrated education of Catholics and Protestants. This policy was criticised by those who believed segregated education to be one of the causes of
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in
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, but was seen by the
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clergy as important for passing on their faith to future generations. He was utterly orthodox in opposing divorce, contraception, abortion, the
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and any idea of dropping
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. He was heckled by the audience on live television during a broadcast of ''
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on the topic of
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in the 1990s. After his retirement in 1996 he made no public statement on the issue. Daly retired as Archbishop of Armagh on his 79th birthday, 1 October 1996, and subsequently suffered ill health. Although it was announced that he would attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II, he stayed home on the advice of his doctors. His age made him ineligible to participate in the 2005
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that elected
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. His death in 2009 brought to an end a two-year period during which Ireland had, for the first time in its history, three living Cardinals. In 1967 Daly took as his episcopal motto, "Jesus Christ, yesterday and today", taken from and his armorial bearings were a personalised variation of the arms of the ''
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'' family. As Archbishop of Armagh he impaled them with those of the Archdiocese of Armagh.


Declining health and death

Cardinal Daly was admitted to the coronary unit of Belfast City Hospital on 28 December 2009. His health had already been declining, leading to prayers being ordered for him. Dr Daly died in hospital in Belfast on 31 December 2009, aged 92.. His family were at his bedside at the time. In tributes, both
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and former UK prime minister
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stressed Cardinal Daly's contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland. The
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, the
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MLA
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, said it was no secret that Republicans and Cardinal Daly had never enjoyed a close relationship during The Troubles, but that relations had warmed since then. Warm tributes also came from the Primate of the Church of Ireland, the Most Rev. Alan Harper, the President of the
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, the Rev. Donald P. Ker, and the Moderator of the
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, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Stafford Carson. He lay in state in Belfast and then his remains were taken to Armagh.
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paid tribute at this stage. Large numbers of people travelled from as far as
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to attend Mass at Armagh on 4 January, at which Monsignor Liam McEntaggart, the former parish priest of
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, said, "When the history of peace making in Ireland comes to be written, the contribution of Cardinal Daly will be accorded a high place". Monsignor McEntaggart himself died on 22 August 2010, aged 81, less than eight months after Cardinal Daly's passing. Daly's funeral was held on 5 January 2010, attended by the president
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and Taoiseach
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. Cardinal Daly was buried in the grounds of St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh next to his three predecessors in the see, Cardinals
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, Conway and D'Alton.


Written legacy

In 2001, eight years before his death, Dr. Daly donated his entire set of writings to the Political Collection of the Linen Hall Library. His donation to the Library, which is bound in handsome volumes, includes 500 sermons, essays, addresses and press statements. Cardinal Daly said at the time: His collection ''Philosophy in Britain from Bradley to Wittgenstein and The Minding of Planet Earth'' was published in 2004. Two of his speeches feature in ''Teachers of the Faith: Speeches and Lectures by Catholic Bishops'', a book of international addresses by members of the clergy spanning 26 years.


See also

* Roman Catholicism in Ireland *
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