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Irish Gaelic sports player and administrator
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Patrick Joseph McFlynn (Irish: Padraig MacFloinn; 9 May 1918 – 24 September 2013) was an Irish sports administrator who served as the 26th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Born in Magherafelt, McFlynn was a founder member of the O'Donovan Rossa club in Magherafelt and went on to become Derry county secretary in 1940 at the age of 23. He won a Senior County Championship medal with his club in 1942.

When he moved to Down because of his teaching job, his club was Tullylish.

He died in September 2013 at the age of 95.

References

  1. Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
  2. Breheny, Martin (26 September 2013). "O'Neill leads tributes to ex-president McFlynn". Irish Independent.
  3. "GAA mourns after death of ex-president Paddy McFlynn". BBC. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded byCon Murphy President of the Gaelic Athletic Association
1979–1982
Succeeded byPaddy Buggy


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