The Flinn or O'Flinn were rulers within

Gaelic Ireland Gaelic Ireland ( ga, Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the early 17th century. It comprised the whole island before Anglo-Normans co ...

s medieval over-kingdom of

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh (Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and in ...

. The O'Flinn were the chiefs of the Ui Tuirtre, a people seated on the east side of the

River Bann The River Bann (from ga, An Bhanna, meaning "the goddess"; Ulster-Scots: ''Bann Wattèr'') is one of the longest rivers in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). However, the total lengt ...

and

Lough Neagh Lough Neagh ( ) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland and is the largest lake in the island of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It has a surface area of and supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's water. Its main inflows come ...

in what today is

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

. The Flinn claim descent from Fiachra Tort, the grandson of the Irish king Colla Uais, who seized territory of the

in the 4th century A.D.

John O'Hart John O'Hart (1824–1902) was an Irish genealogist. He was born in Crossmolina, County Mayo, Ireland. A committed Roman Catholic and Irish nationalist, O'Hart had originally planned to become a priest but instead spent two years as a poli ...

, ''Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation'', 5th edition, in two volumes, originally published in Dublin in 1892, reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976, Vol. 1, p 819

Notable people

* Alex Flinn (born 1966), American writer *

Anthony Flinn Anthony Flinn (born 1980 in Liverpool) is a British chef now based in Leeds. After studying at Huddersfield Technical College, he worked at the Michelin-starred restaurant Lords of the Manor, in Gloucestershire, for two years. Moving on to Barcelon ...

(born 1980), British chef *

Denny Martin Flinn Denny Martin Flinn (December 21, 1947 – August 24, 2007) was an American writer, choreographer, stage director and actor with numerous Broadway credits. He co-wrote the screenplay for '' Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' (1991). Biograp ...

(1947-2007), American writer and choreographer *

Hugo Flinn Hugo Victor Flinn (8 September 1879 – 28 January 1943) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and businessman. He was born in Peel, Isle of Man in 1879, one of four children of Hugo Flinn, wholesale fish merchant with wide interests in Ireland ...

(1879–1943), Irish politician *

John Flinn John Richard Flinn (born September 2, 1954) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Flinn pitched in all or part of four seasons between and . He had two separate stints with the Baltimore Orioles, the first in 1978-, and the secon ...

(born 1954), former Major League baseball pitcher *

John Flinn (politician) John Flinn (1842 – December 24, 1906) was a merchant, contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1871 to 1874 as a Liberal member. He was born in Halifax, th ...

(died c. 1900), Canadian politician in Nova Scotia *

Kathleen Flinn Kathleen Flinn (born June 1, 1967) is an American writer, journalist and chef. She is best known for the 2007 ''New York Times'' bestseller, ''The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry''. Early life Flinn was born in Davison, Michigan, to Milton ...

(born 1967), American writer and journalist *

Kelly Flinn Kelly Flinn (whose surname was sometimes misspelled as Flynn; born December 23, 1970) is a former B-52 pilot in the United States Air Force (USAF). She was the first female pilot to serve in that capacity. She was discharged from the U.S. Air ...

(born 1970), former United States Air Force pilot *

Kelton Flinn Kelton Flinn is an American computer game designer who is a major pioneer in online games. He is a co-founder (with his University of Virginia classmate John Taylor) of the seminal online game company Kesmai, which they began in 1982. His be ...

, American computer game designer *

Michael Flinn Michael Walter Flinn (22 October 1917 – 28 September 1983) was a British economic historian. Born into a middle-class family in Chorlton-on-Medlock, he was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School in Manchester, serving as an officer in the R ...

(1917–1983), British economic historian *

Ryan Flinn (American football) Ryan Patric Flinn (born February 14, 1980) is a former American football punter. He played college football at UCF. Ryan now is Deputy Sheriff for Orange County Sheriff Office. Orlando Florida. And is a member of the SWAT Team College career ...

(born 1980), former American football punter *

Ryan Flinn (ice hockey) Ryan Flinn (born April 20, 1980) is a Canadian professional former professional ice hockey winger who played with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Flinn was known as an enforcer. He was drafted in the fi ...

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey winger

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