Ainm Gaeilge:
Tomás Fiontán de Móinbhíol
Tom was the 2nd child and eldest son of John Joseph & Elizabeth (née McGowan) Mansfield of Sandymount, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
During the Irish War of Idependence and Irish Civil War, Tom served with his brother Michael in the nationalist youth organization Na Fianna Éireann, (Warriors of Ireland), receiving their paramilitary training directly from legendary Irish Republican Freedom Fighter Countess Constance Markievicz.
In 1926, at the age of 18, Tom escaped "The Troubles", emigrating to America to join his grandfather Michael McGowan & aunts & uncles already in New York and New Jersey.
Tom died from injuries sustained in a diving accident at the age of 24. It's unknown what became of the girl he intended to marry, Flo, whose full name has been lost to time.
In the 1940's, the Irish government posthumously awarded him both the Fianna Éireann Pin and War of Independence Service Medal.
✞ Thomas Fintan Mansfield is buried in his grandfather's family plot at Third Calvary in Queens, New York. With Tom are his grandfather Capt. Michael McGowan, Michael's 2nd wife Agnes and Tom's aunt & uncle Jack & Bessie McGowan. Only Jack's name appears on the tombstone.
✞ The Mansfield Family Memorial Stone
Holmpatrick Graveyard, Skerries, Ireland
Tom is remembered and honored on the Mansfield Family Memorial Stone erected by his brother Liam over the grave of his parents, sister Alice, brothers Seán & Cathal & his grandparents, Capt. Thomas & Mary Anne (née King) Mansfield. The Mansfield Family Memorial Stone is located in Holmpatrick Graveyard, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Ainm Gaeilge:
Tomás Fiontán de Móinbhíol
Tom was the 2nd child and eldest son of John Joseph & Elizabeth (née McGowan) Mansfield of Sandymount, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
During the Irish War of Idependence and Irish Civil War, Tom served with his brother Michael in the nationalist youth organization Na Fianna Éireann, (Warriors of Ireland), receiving their paramilitary training directly from legendary Irish Republican Freedom Fighter Countess Constance Markievicz.
In 1926, at the age of 18, Tom escaped "The Troubles", emigrating to America to join his grandfather Michael McGowan & aunts & uncles already in New York and New Jersey.
Tom died from injuries sustained in a diving accident at the age of 24. It's unknown what became of the girl he intended to marry, Flo, whose full name has been lost to time.
In the 1940's, the Irish government posthumously awarded him both the Fianna Éireann Pin and War of Independence Service Medal.
✞ Thomas Fintan Mansfield is buried in his grandfather's family plot at Third Calvary in Queens, New York. With Tom are his grandfather Capt. Michael McGowan, Michael's 2nd wife Agnes and Tom's aunt & uncle Jack & Bessie McGowan. Only Jack's name appears on the tombstone.
✞ The Mansfield Family Memorial Stone
Holmpatrick Graveyard, Skerries, Ireland
Tom is remembered and honored on the Mansfield Family Memorial Stone erected by his brother Liam over the grave of his parents, sister Alice, brothers Seán & Cathal & his grandparents, Capt. Thomas & Mary Anne (née King) Mansfield. The Mansfield Family Memorial Stone is located in Holmpatrick Graveyard, Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Inscription
The Third Calvary tombstone list's only his uncle Jack's name. See Tom's parent's Memorial pages for The Mansfield Family Memorial Stone inscription.
Family Members
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Alice Mansfield
1906–1985
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Rev Fr Michael Mansfield
1910–1982
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Alphonsus Gerrard "Foncie" Mansfield
1912–2001
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John Joseph "Seán" Mansfield Sean
1914–1933
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William Joseph Benedict "Liam" Mansfield
1916–1992
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Dr James de Valera "Séamus" Mansfield
1918–1995
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Dr Morgan Oliver Plunket Mansfield
1920–2007
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Cathal Joseph Mansfield
1922–1929
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Dr Roderick Joseph "Rory" Mansfield
1925–2005
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