Pat Barry (hurler)
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Ballyphehane, Cork, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig de Barra | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1951 Ballyphehane, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | Fr. Pat | ||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1972-1980 1971-1976 |
Glen Rovers St. Nicholas' | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1971-1976 | Maynooth University | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1973-1976 | Cork | 4 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Patrick Barry (born 1951) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Glen Rovers and St. Nicholas' and was also a dual player with the Cork senior teams.
Born and raised in Ballyphehane, Barry first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions with Ballyphehane National School before later lining out as a student at Sullivan's Quay CBS in Cork. After beginning his clerical studies at St Patrick's College in Maynooth, Barry was part of the university's first ever Fitzgibbon Cup team. Maynooth University contested four successive finals during his time there and Barry won successive Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 1973 and as team captain in 1974.[1][2]
Club career
After beginning his underage career with Ballyphehane, a family connection to Blackpool resulted in Barry subsequently moving to Glen Rovers and sister club St. Nicholas'.[3] After making his St. Nick's senior football team debut in 1971, he first played for the Glen's senior hurling team in 1972. Barry's debut season as a hurler ended with a defeat of Youghal in the county final. After claiming the subsequent Munster Championship title, he was at left corner-back when Glen Rovers beat St. Rynagh's in the 1973 All-Ireland club final.
Barry's clerical studies confined his sporting career to a degree as he was often only permitted to play during his summer holidays. After losing SHC finals in 1973 and 1975, he was team captain when Glen Rovers beat Blackrock in the 1976 final.[4] Barry also lined out in the finals of 1978 and 1980 when he was home on holidays, however, the Glen was beaten on both occasions.