Sinéad O'Connor leaves $1.7M to children, encourages 'milk' music sales in final wishes

Sinéad O'Connor reportedly left her entire $1.7 million estate to her children after passing away in 2023, according to probate records obtained by the US Sun. After debts, funeral expenses, and legal fees were deducted, the total amount left was $1.4 million.  

As part of her final wishes, the singer specified that her albums be released posthumously, with the decision made by any of her children who were over 18, and added, “so as to ‘milk it for what it’s worth.’”  

Included in the will, O'Connor expressed a desire to be buried in priest clothing, with a Hebrew bible and her album "Theology" placed beside her.  

“My children can dispense my ashes as they see fit,” she claimed in the document, which was signed in 2013.  

O'Connor also planned for her youngest son, 18-year-old Yeshua Bonadio, to inherit her guitar collection, and for her late son Shane, who died by suicide in 2022, to receive her religious items.  

Her ex-husband, John Reynolds, who was married to her from 1987 to 1991, was named the executor of her estate.  

The details of her British estate have not yet been made public.  

The iconic singer, best known for "Nothing Compares 2 U," passed away on July 26, 2023, just 18 months after her son Shane's tragic death. She was 56 years old.  

Police discovered her "unresponsive" at a London apartment, where she was later pronounced dead at the scene.  

Her cause of death was reported as a combination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.  

She was also battling a respiratory tract infection, which contributed to her passing.  

Her family issued a statement to RTÉ announcing her death:  

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” her family said at the time. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”