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

• Sinéad O'Connor's funeral took place in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, on Tuesday.
• The Irish singer died in late July. She was 56.

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."

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

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

Some threw flowers at her cortege.

Mourners line the streets of Bray to pay their respects to Sinead O'Connor.      Getty/Charles McQuillan

Others held aloft photos of the late singer.

O'Connor died on July 26, 2023.      Getty/Mostafa Darwish

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

Geldof was a long time friend of O'Connor's.      Getty/Paul Faith

Which passed by her old home.

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.      Getty/Paul Faith

Some of which included lyrics from "Nothing Compares 2 U."

"Nothing Compares to You."      Getty/Niall Carson

Members of the public also sang the song.

Members of the public sang along to "Nothing Compares 2 U" as O'Connor's coffin passed.      Getty/Charles McQuillan