| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Neilus Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | Causeway, County Kerry | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1930s 1930s | Causeway St. Brendan's, Ardfert | ||
| Club Titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1930s | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All Irelands | 0 | ||
Neilus Flynn was a hurler who played hurling with Causeway in Co Kerry. He was the club's first Kerry Senior Hurling Championship-winning captain in 1932. He also captained St Brendan's to County Championship success in 1936. In 1987 his family donated a cup to the Kerry County Board. It is presented to the winners of the Kerry Hurling Championship.
The inscription on the cup reads:
CORN NEILUS Ó FLOINN CRAOBH IOMÁINT
SINSIR CONTAE CHIARRAÍ
BRONNAITHE AG MUINTIR UÍ FHOINN
AN TÓCHAR AR CHOISTE CHIARRAÍ C.L.G
I GCUIMHE A NATHAIR NEILUS
MEAN FHÓIR 1987.