Overview
- The Clannad singer’s funeral in Gaoth Dobhair, held Friday, drew hundreds to Teach Pobail Phádraig Naofa in the Donegal Gaeltacht.
- Notable mourners included her sister Enya and U2 members Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr, alongside fellow Irish artists.
- The Irish state marked the occasion through official representatives for President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
- The service featured recordings of Peacemaker and Perfect Time, with her harp, family photos, a bodhrán, a concert lanyard, a prayer book and a Donegal jersey placed at the altar.
- Speakers called her the First Lady of Celtic music, noting that with Clannad she brought the Donegal sound to the world and earned honors including a BAFTA and a Grammy.