Sinead O’Connor’s family has thanked fans for the "outpouring of love and affection" since the singer's sad death in July.
The 56-year-old Dublin singer was found dead by Met Police officers on July 26 in an apartment she had been renting in Brixton in London. Thousands of fans joined Sinead's family as she was laid to rest in Bray Co Wicklow on August 8, with mourners lining the seafront to bid the Nothing Compares 2 singer a final farewell.
In an acknowledgment in The Irish Times recently, Sinead’s children paid tribute to the "countless kind people" who sympathised and offered condolences following the singer’s death. They thanked fans for the "wonderful funeral procession" and the "national and international outpouring of love and affection for Sinead from the time of her passing".
"The prayers and thanks of the extended O’Connor family are with you all," they added. The family also thanked President Michael D Higgins, his wife Sabina, and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for coming to the funeral, and the musicians and singers who played at the funeral service.
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This included Pauline Scanlon who sang, accompanied by Éamonn De Barra and Donogh Hennessy, and the music at the graveside by Síle Denvir, Nicola Joyce, Noriana Kennedy, Éilis Kennedy and Damien Dempsey.
The funeral service was led by Dingle Druid Juli Ní Mhaoileóin, with an intimate ceremony in the garden in Deansgrange Cemetery. The family also thanked Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri and his colleagues for the "Muslim prayers and blessing of Sinéad at both these ceremonies".
They also thanked Northern Ireland-based charity The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust for facilitating bringing her body back to Ireland. The grieving family also thanked the media for "celebrating Sinead in song and story" while respecting the privacy requested by the family.
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