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Molly Leigh Burton (Dolores O’Riordan’s Daughter) Age, Net Worth, Instagram, Biography

Published on January 9, 2023

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Molly Leigh Burton Biography

Molly Leigh Burton (Born January 27, 2001) is famous for being the daughter of the Popular late Irish Musician and singer, Dolores O’ Riordan and her husband Don Burton.

Dolores (Molly’s Mother) was known for being the Lyricist and lead vocalist for the alternative Irish rock band The Cranberries formed in 1989 by Niall Quinn, Mike Hogan, Noel Hogan, and Fergal Lawler. Later Niall was replaced by Dolores.

Her grandparents’ names are Eileen O’ Riordan and Terence O’ Riordan. She is blessed with a one-half brother named Donny Jr. Burton and two biological Siblings (Dakota Rain Burton, born on April 10, 2005, and Taylor Baxter Burton, born on November 23, 1997). Molly was birthed in Ireland.

Molly Leigh Burton Family

Don Burton, a Canadian-born Music Executive is the father of Molly, and her Mother Dolores was a Famous Songwriter.

They tied the knot on the 18^th of July 1994, after being in a relationship for several years. The wedding took place at Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary. Following that, they had three children: Taylor (born in 1997), Molly (born on January 27, 2001), and Dakota (b. 2005).

“I have the greatest husband in the world in Don and we have the most amazing kids”, the singer once said.

The whole family relocated their family to Buckhorn, Canada in 2009. The couple got divorced in September 2014 after 20 years of marriage.

The divorce saga came as a shock to everyone and it caused O’Riordan to Suffer from depression. This made her to move away from Canada to New York.

Molly’s mother passed away on January 15, 2018, at 9:16 a.m., at the age of 46. She was discovered unconscious in the bathroom of her Park Lane Hilton hotel room in London.

According to the BBC, she drowned as a result of alcoholism, according to a Westminster Coroner’s Court inquiry held on September 6. However, two days after her death, the newspaper Santa Monica Observer reported that her death from a fentanyl overdose was a hoax.

Her mom’s funeral began on January 21, 2018, and lasted 3 days in Ireland at St Joseph’s Church from January 20 to 22. The beloved lead singer of the Irish band The Cranberries was laid to rest on January 23 at Caherelly Cemetery in Herbertstown.