Matt Flannelly
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Nickname | Matt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 September 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 1959 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Printer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Flannelly (30 September 1889 – 22 October 1959) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with several clubs, including Tuam Stars, and was a member of the Galway senior football team.
Flannelly first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer with the St. Jarlath's Tuam that won the County Championship title in 1905. He subsequently lined out with the Tuam Stars when the rival clubs in the town merged, and won a further three championship titles. In 1910, Flannelly moved to Galway city and played with the Galway Commercials club for two years and took a leading role in the formation of the Galway Gaels club. Flannelly also enjoyed a ten-year association with the Galway senior football team and lined out in the 1919 All-Ireland final defeat by Kildare.[1] He also won three Connacht Championship titles and also held the All-Ireland senior handball title at the age of 40.