“In November 1989, the Velvet Revolution took place in Czechoslovakia, and without a single casualty, we got rid of the communist domination that had destroyed our lives for more than 40 years,” she recounted.
“The album Universal Mother was played in our house a lot. I didn’t understand the meaning behind those songs when I was small, but I remember going to primary school and thinking that Sinéad knew a lot more about the Famine, and Irish history, than our schoolbooks,” she added. Tony McGovern, also from Co Dublin, wrote: “Musicians like Sinéad are chapters in my life ... Mandinka and her album from 1987 reminds me of growing up in Dublin and that she was from nearby me. I feel like in some way I knew her .”
“When I saw a photograph of Sinéad for the first time on the cover of the Lion and the Cobra, I felt like I’d been thumped in the chest. It was the start of a lifelong love affair with her – her music, her voice, her attitude,” Erika said. Gráinne McCool, from Co Donegal, was another who had the pleasure of meeting O’Connor, this time backstage at the 2014 Westport Music Festival. “It was a weekend I’ll treasure always as I got some of the best work experiences and encounters of my life,” she said.
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