Thomas FitzMaurice, Lord OConnello

Thomas FitzMaurice (died 1213), Lord of OConnello and Shanid in Munster, was the eldest son of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan, and founder of the Desmond branch of the Geraldines.

In 1210 he led an Anglo-Norman army gathered in Munster into Connacht, forcing its king Cathal Crobhdearg to negotiate with the Justiciar. He married Ellinor de Marisco, and their son John became first Baron Desmond.