Keith Barr

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Keith Barr

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Date of Birth	26/1/68
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Club information
Club	Erins Isle
Position	Right half back
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Erins Isle	? -Present
Inter County
County	Dublin
Position	Right half back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Dublin	?- 1999
All-Ireland	1
All-Stars	2
* club appearances and scores correct as of (00:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (00:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC)).

Keith Barr is a former inter-county Gaelic footballer for Dublin.

[edit] Sporting career

Keith was on the 1995 All-Ireland winning team when Dublin narrowly defeated Tyrone. He won two National football league titles with Dublin, in 1991 and again in the National football league final replay against Donegal. Although, Keith had come on as a substitute against Donegal in 1993, he did not appear in the replayed game but still received his winners medal. Barr has been rewarded for his solid performance for Dublin with two GAA All-Star awards, the first in 1991 and the second in Dublins All-Ireland winning year. He also has a Compromise rules medals for Ireland's victory over Australia in 1990.

In 1991, Dublin had a famous 3 draws in a row against Meath, a game which in Meath winning the fourth game by a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-15. It was claimed by Jimmy Keaveney, that Keith Barr's penalty miss was the turning point in the game. He was adamant that Barr had been instructed to take the point, but he went for glory and subsequently missed his chance. Although, it is also claimed that the penalty miss was due to Mick Lyons of Meath running alongside Barr as he took the penalty, a penalty retake was never given.[The Dubs, Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin, Gill and Macmillan, 2006.]

[edit] External links

• Erins Isle GAA Club

• Player Profile

• Official Dublin GAA Website

Preceded by John O'Leary

Dublin Senior Football Captain ?-1997

Succeeded by Dessie Farrell

	All-Ireland Winning Team 1995
1 J. O'Leary | 2 P. Moran | 3 C. Walsh | 4 K. Galvin | 5 P. Curran | 6 K. Barr | 7 M. Deegan | 8 P. Bealin | 9 B. Stynes | 10 J. Galvin | 11 D. Farrell | 12 P. Clarke | 13 M. Galvin | 14 J. Sherlock | 15 C. Redmond | Subs: P. Gilroy, R. Boyle, V. Murphy. Manager: P. O'Neill (Team as of September 1995 versus Tyrone)