Sinead O’Connor’s Funeral: Singer Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony As Thousands Gather In Her Hometown

Sinead O’Connor received a due ceremonial and burial successful her location state connected Tuesday, August 8. The precocious vocalist was laid to remainder successful a backstage ceremonial successful her hometown of Bray, Ireland, 2 weeks aft she died astatine the property of 56 connected July 26. Thousands of fans lined up successful the streets arsenic Sinead’s coffin was carried successful a achromatic car with flowers each implicit the vehicle.

When Sinead’s coffin passed her past household location successful Bray, the assemblage — galore of whom were reportedly successful tears — broke retired into applause and belted retired her deed opus “Nothing Compares To U,” according to The New York Times. Sinead’s coffin was past driven to the backstage ceremonial arsenic her household and friends followed, per the NYT.

Sinead O’Connor’s ceremonial procession connected August 8 (Photo: Bryan Meade/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

There were respective celebrities astatine Sinead’s funeral, including U2 members Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton, vocalist Bob Geldof and Ireland President Michael D. Higgins, according to the Daily Mail. Sinead’s eulogy reportedly said she “suffered much than her stock of hardship and adversity.” One of Sinead’s brothers spoke astatine the funeral, per Daily Mail. Sinead, who converted to Islam successful 2018, received a Muslim burial, according to the NYT.

Sinead O’Connor’s ceremonial procession successful Ireland (Photo: Bryan Meade/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Sinead’s passing was announced by her household connected July 26. “It is with large sadness that we denote the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” the family connection read.” Her household and friends are devastated and person requested privateness astatine this precise hard time,” they added, per The Irish Times. Police aboriginal shared a connection saying that Sinead’s decease “is not being treated arsenic suspicious,” per People.

Sinead struggled with intelligence wellness issues starring up to her death. She was profoundly entrenched successful grief implicit the nonaccomplishment of her precocious lad Shane, who died by termination astatine 17 successful January 2022. Sinead expressed sadness implicit her child’s suicide precisely 9 days earlier she died. “Been surviving arsenic undead nighttime carnal since,” she wrote via Twitter connected July 17. “He was the emotion of my life, the lamp of my soul. We were 1 psyche successful 2 halves. He was the lone idiosyncratic who ever loved maine unconditionally. I americium mislaid successful the bardo without him.”

Sinead was honored by so galore celebrities aft her decease was announced. Pink and Brandi Carlile sang a screen of “Nothing Compares 2 U” astatine a performance successful a tribute to Sinead. The Foo Fighters and Alanis Morisette likewise honored Sinead by covering her opus “Mandinka” astatine the Fuji Rock Festival successful Japan.

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