SINÉAD O’CONNOR LAID TO REST IN ADOPTED HOMETOWN
The much-missed Sinéad O’Connor, whose shock death in July was mourned by fans around the world
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Thousands of mourners gathered in the County Wicklow town of Bray as Sinéad O’Connor was laid to rest on 8 August.
The public were able to pay their final respects to the singer when the cortège passed through Bray’s seafront following a private funeral service. Irish President Michael D Higgins, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and Bob Geldof were among the mourners.
Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, the Islamic scholar and chief imam at the Islamic Centre of Ireland, delivered the eulogy at the funeral. He said: “Gifted with a voice that moved a generation of young people, [Sinéad] could reduce listeners to tears by her otherworldly resonance. Her voice carried with it an undertone of hope, of finding one’s way home.”