Seán Óg Flood

Seán Óg Flood (born 1935) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship careers with the senior Louth and Cavan county teams lasted ten seasons from 1955 until 1964.[1]

Seán Óg Flood
Personal information
Irish name Seán Óg Ó Maoltuile
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1935
Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Occupation ESB salesman
Club(s)
Years Club
 Young Irelands
Ballinagh
Club titles
Louth titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1955-1960
1961-1964
 Louth
Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Born in Dundalk, County Louth, McDonnell first played competitive Gaelic football with the Young Irelands club at minor level in 1950. He won a North Louth minor championship medal that year, before joining the senior team in 1953. Flood was the first-choice goalkeeper until 1960 and featured on two Cardinal O'Donnell Cup-winning teams.

Flood first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Louth Minor team in 1953. He won a Leinster medal that year before being added to the senior panel in 1955. Flood made his league debut in 1956 and was handed his first championship start in 1957. His debut championship season saw him win a set of All-Ireland and Leinster medals. After transferring to the Cavan senior team in 1961, Flood went on to win a Ulster and Dr. McKenna Cup medals. He retired from inter-county Gaelic football in 1964.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Flood won one Railway Cup medal.

Honours
Young Irelands
  • North Louth Minor Football Championship (1): 1953
Louth
Cavan

References
  1. "Seán Óg Flood". Hogan Stand. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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