Cathal Flynn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cathal Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1934 Gorvagh, County Leitrim, Ireland | ||
| Died |
3 June 2021 (aged 87) Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Gorvagh Seán McDermotts | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Leitrim titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1952-1966 | Leitrim | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Cathal Flynn (1934 – 3 June 2021) was an Irish
Leitrim senior football team
. He usually lined out as a forward.
Career
Born in
Railway Cup.[1]
Personal life and death
Flynn was the only son of Charley Flynn, a
Dublin senior football team for three years.[2] After leaving Gorvagh he worked as an accountant in Dublin before settling in Clonee, County Meath.[3] Flynn died in Connolly Hospital on 3 June 2021.[4]
Honours
- Franciscan College
- Seán McDermotts
- Dublin Senior Football League: 1957, 1958, 1959
References
- ^ Rooney, Philip (2 February 2018). "Leitrim great Cathal Flynn reflects on glittering career". Leitrim Observer. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "His heart was always in Leitrim as county says final goodbye to the late great Cathal Flynn". Leitrim Observer. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Connolly, John (11 June 2021). "Cathal's dedication to Leitrim knew no bounds". Leitrim Observer. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Keys, Colm (4 June 2021). "Leitrim GAA mourns another legend as second of famed 'Leitrim twins' Cathal Flynn passes on". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 November 2020.