Researching Bernard Flynn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5732 people with the Flynn surname? In that year Flynn was ranked number 739 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bernard means "Brave bear" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Bernard Flynn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bernard Flynn and the Flynn Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Flynn Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Flynn family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 14701 people with the Flynn surname in the UK? Flynn is now ranked number 391 for popularity in the UK. |
Flynn Family Tree Databases
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Flynn Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 66841 people with the Flynn surname in the USA? Flynn is ranked number 135 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Bernard Flynn
Bernard Flynn
Bernard Flynn (born 26 June 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Meath county team. As a teenager he attended secondary school in St Mary's of Drogheda. He enjoyed success play inter-county football in the 1980s and early 1990s on the Meath teams managed by Sean Boylan. For Meath he usually played at Full Forward. He played club football for St Colmcille's of East Meath up to the 1991 season when he moved to St Joseph's (Laois) and then to Mullingar Shamrocks (Westmeath).
During his playing career he won two Senior All Ireland medals (1987 and 1988) as well as five Leinster medals, three National League Medals and a Centenary Cup Medal (a competition played to celebrate the one hundred anniversary of the GAA). He won two All Star awards as well.
When playing for Meath he was part of a Full Forward line of Colm O'Rourke, Brian Stafford and himself, widely regarded as one of the best Full forward lines of all time.
He has worked as a GAA pundit for RTÉ.
Flynn managed Mullingar Shamrocks and, in January 2021, he became manager of the Meath under-20 county team.
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