Contents of Sinead O’Connor’s will revealed as she instructs children to ‘milk it all’
Contents of Sinead O’Connor’s will revealed as she instructs children to ‘milk it all’
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Sinead O’Connor left £1.7million to her children when she died, it has been revealed. The Irish songwriting legend died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. It was later ruled that her cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma.
![[Sinead O Connor and son Shane Sinead O'Connor's 17-year-old son has died two days after he was reported missing as singer says he 'decided to end his earthly struggle' - and threatens hospital with 'lawsuit' for 'letting him out of their grasp while he was on suicide watch']](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PRI_217640342-99ef-e1737848102339.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Adding to the tragedy, O’Connor’s death came just 18 months after her son, Shane Lunny, took his own life at 17. The Nothing Compares 2 U hitmaker, who married four times, is now survived by three other children. She had Jake, 36, with her first husband, John Reynolds; Roisin, 27, with John Waters; and Yeshua, 16, with Frank Bonadio. Shane’s father was with Donal Lunny.
![[Sinead O'Connor Sinead O' Connor in Bray, Ireland - 31 Jan 2008 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kim Haughton/Shutterstock (743123n)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_165523325-379f-e1737848129466.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
In new documents seen by The Sun, it is stated that O’Connor left instructions for her children to ‘milk’ her fortune ‘for all it’s worth.’. They will split £1.4million between them, which had £300k knocked off to cover debts, funeral costs, and legal fees, as per Irish probate records.
![[Sinead O'connor John Reynolds Singer With Ex-husband Attending Son's School Sportsday Mandatory Credit: Photo by Murray Sanders/Daily Mail/REX/Shutterstock (1161683a)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_165524660-9f40-e1737848358503.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
O’Connor, who previously converted to Islam, signed the document in 2013 and wrote: ‘My children can dispense my ashes as they see fit. ‘I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released so as to “milk it for what it’s worth”.’.
She also requested to be dressed in priest clothing inside her coffin and to be buried with a Hebrew Bible, as well as her album Theology. Details of O’Connor’s estate are yet to be published. However, the singer, who sold 6.2million records worldwide, wished for Shane to inherit her religious regalia.
