Paschal Flynn
Personal information
Irish name Pascal Ó Floinn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1937
Saggart, Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
St. Mary's
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1957-1965
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Paschal Flynn (born 1937) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Mary's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

Flynn first came to prominence when he joined the Dublin senior team in 1957. He took over from Paddy O'Flaherty as first-choice goalkeeper following his retirement in September 1959. Flynn won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, however, the highlight of his inter-county career was the 1963 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway.[1][2] Flynn ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965.

Honours

Dublin

References

  1. Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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