Members of communities among whom late singer made her home share stories of friendship and acceptance
In the end it didn’t save her but Sinéad O’Connor lived most of her of final years in Ireland behind a “protective ring” that offered, for a while, the chance of a normal life.
After all the triumphs and agonies that had marked her public life, the singer was able to blend into communities that accepted and to some extent shielded her.
