8 photos from Sinéad O'Connor's funeral in Bray, Ireland, show fans paying their final respects to the legendary Irish singer

Sinead O'Connor's funeral took place in Bray, Ireland on Tuesday.
Sinead O'Connor's funeral took place in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland on Tuesday. Getty/Mostafa Darwish
  • Sinéad O'Connor's funeral took place in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, on Tuesday.
  • The Irish singer died in late July. She was 56.
  • O'Connor was most famous for her 1990 rendition of "Nothing Compares 2 U," originally by Prince.
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Sinéad O'Connor's funeral took place in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland on Tuesday.

The singer, best known for her 1990 rendition of "Nothing Compares 2 U," originally by Prince, died on July 26 at 56.

After a private ceremony, thousands lined the streets of Bray, the coastal town O'Connor called her home for over a decade, to pay their final respects as her cortege passed through en route to her burial.

Ireland's president, Michael D. Higgins, attended the private ceremony and said: "The outpouring of grief and appreciation of the life and work of Sinéad O'Connor demonstrates the profound impact which she had on the Irish people."

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Thousands of mourners gathered to pay their respects to O'Connor.

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Mourners gather to pay their respects to Sinead O'Connor. Getty/Paul Faith

Some threw flowers at her cortege.

Sinead O'Connor's funeral took place in Bray, Ireland on Tuesday.
Mourners line the streets of Bray to pay their respects to Sinead O'Connor. Getty/Charles McQuillan
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Others held aloft photos of the late singer.

People attend the funeral of 56-year-old Irish Musician Sinead O'Connor, in Bray, North Wicklow, Ireland on August 08, 2023.
O'Connor died on July 26, 2023. Getty/Mostafa Darwish

Sir Bob Geldof, O'Connor's childhood neighbor and friend, traveled in the cortege.

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Geldof was a long time friend of O'Connor's. Getty/Paul Faith
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Which passed by her old home.

Portray of 56-year-old Irish Musician Sinead O'Connor is seen outside the door as thousands of people attend her funeral in Bray, North Wicklow, Ireland on August 08, 2023.
Tributes to O'Connor were laid outside of her old home. Getty/Mostafa Darwish

Many fans laid tributes at the address.

Flowers and tributes are pictured outside the former home of Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, in Bray, eastern Ireland, ahead of her funeral on August 8, 2023. A funeral service for Sinead O'Connor, the outspoken singer who rose to international fame in the 1990s, is to be held on Tuesday in the Irish seaside town of Bray.
Flowers and tributes are pictured outside the former home of Irish singer Sinead O'Connor. Getty/Paul Faith
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Some of which included lyrics from "Nothing Compares 2 U."

A person looking at flowers outside Sinead O'Connor's former home in Bray, Co Wicklow, ahead of the 56-year-old's funeral on Tuesday. The Irish singer was found "unresponsive" at her home in Lambeth, south London last month. Picture date: Monday August 7, 2023.
"Nothing Compares to You." Getty/Niall Carson

Members of the public also sang the song.

Members of the public sing along to 'Nothing Compares to You' before the hearse carrying Sinead O'Connor's coffin stops at her former home on the seafront on August 8, 2023 in Bray, Ireland. The public lined the streets of Bray today as the funeral cortËge of Sinead O'Connor passed through the town where she lived for 15 years. The iconic Irish singer known for her hit single "Nothing Compares 2 U" passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023. O'Connor was renowned as a protest singer who used her fame to champion human rights, anti-racism, and expose injustice, particularly within the Catholic Church. She leaves behind three children.
Members of the public sang along to "Nothing Compares 2 U" as O'Connor's coffin passed. Getty/Charles McQuillan
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