Town freedom for minister blocked
BBC
28 Sept 2008
A clergyman forced out of Limavady in the 1980s will not be granted the freedom of the borough, after unionist councillors defeated a motion.
Reverend David Armstrong left the town after a backlash from within his Presbyterian church over his decision to shake hands with a Catholic priest.
He received loyalist death threats over his Christmas message of goodwill to Catholic counterpart Fr Kevin Mullen.
The vote for the SDLP motion was 8-6, but a two-thirds majority was needed.
After leaving the town, Mr Armstrong retrained as an Anglican minister and is now based at a Church of Ireland parish in County Cork.
'So venceremos, beidh bua againn eigin lá eigin. Sealadaigh abú.'
--Bobby Sands