‘Very few journalists change the world but Nell McCafferty did and Ireland is a better place because she was in it’, her friend and comrade Eamonn McCann told mourners in the chapel.
“She was always on the side of the downtrodden and always on the side of the outlaws. That's where she was most comfortable with – the outlaws,” he said.
17. Nell McCafferty's funeral cortege passes Free Derry Corner before making its way up the flyover to the Long Tower
Nell McCafferty's funeral cortege passes Free Derry Corner before making its way up the flyover to the Long Tower Photo: Kevin Mullan
18. Nell McCafferty's casket is carried into the Long Tower on Friday.
Nell McCafferty's casket is carried into the Long Tower on Friday. Photo: Kevin Mullan
19. Mourners at the funeral of journalist and activist Nell McCafferty at the Long Tower Church on Friday afternoon.
Mourners at the funeral of journalist and activist Nell McCafferty at the Long Tower Church on Friday afternoon. Photo: Kevin Mullan
20. Mourners at the funeral of journalist and activist Nell McCafferty at the Long Tower Church on Friday afternoon.
Mourners at the funeral of journalist and activist Nell McCafferty at the Long Tower Church on Friday afternoon. Photo: Kevin Mullan