Crowds bid final farewell to Mansfield

Developer Jim Mansfield, who made his fortune selling scrap metal from the Falklands War, was laid to rest yesterday in his home town of Saggart, Dublin, surrounded by his family and a wide circle of friends.

A large crowd braved howling winds and rain to pay their respects as the well-liked entrepreneur was buried.

His daughter-in-law Anita reflected the thoughts of many of his friends — who included entertainer Dickie Rock — when she told mourners: “We’ve lost a unique and special patriarch.”