Sinead O’Connor Laid to Rest in Ireland: Photos

Sinead O’Connor, who died on July 26, was laid to relaxation in Ireland on Tuesday.

The singer’s funeral was held in the city of Bray, not removed from Dublin, the place she resided for 15 years. The funeral procession drew hundreds of followers, who got here to pay their respects. Among the notable attendees have been Bono, the Edge and Adam Clayton of U2, in addition to the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and the president of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins.

You can see pictures from the funeral procession beneath.

U2 had beforehand shared a tribute on their social media, quoting a 1986 tune known as “Heroine” that O’Connor recorded with the Edge: “Touch these eyes with a broken smile, touch my mouth with your furrowed brow, lift my heart, heal my shame, lead me into rest again … Heroine … Rest in peace, Sinead.”

A tribute art work to O’Connor was put in by the artistic company the Tenth Man on the hillsides of Bray, displaying the phrases “EIRE SINEAD” in brilliant white letters. “We just wanted to take the opportunity to mark the moment with a bold statement that symbolizes what she meant to this little country of ours,” Richard Seabrooke, govt artistic director of the Tenth Man, informed CNN.

O’Connor was discovered useless in her house in London on the age of 56. Even although she struggled with psychological well being points throughout her profession, the reason for demise has not been revealed. She is survived by three kids.