In Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, hundreds of people have gathered to say farewell to beloved musical icon, Sinéad O’Connor, after her passing just over a week ago. In keeping with Irish tradition, her casket was driven past her last Irish residence. 

Her casket was covered in pink and white flowers, and those gathered sang along to her music as it was blasted from a VW van speaker. 

While the procession was public, O’Connor’s funeral was a private event. She passed away of unreleased causes at the age of 56. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. 

Attending the service were singers Bob Geldof and Bono. Michael Higgins, the Irish President, and his wife were there to show their support, alongside the Irish Taoiseach, or Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar. 

Higgins said in a statement sent to CNN when the news broke: “What Ireland has lost at such a relatively young age is one of our greatest and most gifted composers, songwriters and performers of recent decades, one who had a unique talent and extraordinary connection with her audience, all of whom held such love and warmth for her. May her spirit find the peace she sought in so many different ways.”

O’Connor was known not only as a talented musician, but as an outspoken activist, taking on many causes. Most memorable was her protest against the Roman Catholic church, when she tore up a picture of the pope live on the SNL stage she was performing on. 

O’Connor had converted to Islam in 2018, and received a Muslim funeral in accordance with her beliefs on Tuesday. 

The service was led by Sheikh Umar Al-Qadri, chief imam at the Islamic Center of Ireland. In his eulogy, he said, “Sinéad suffered more than her share of hardship and adversity, especially in her formative years, much of it from adults and institutions she revered, and yet she displayed an unflinching and resolute faith in the divine.”

Sinead go bragh.