Paddy Barry (Limerick hurler)

Patrick Barry (13 August 1896 – 31 October 1967) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Limerick and Dublin senior teams lasted from 1917 until 1923.^[1]

Raised in the townland of Baggottstown near Bruff, County Limerick, Barry first played competitive hurling in his youth. He was educated at St. Colman's College in Fermoy where he featured prominently on the college hurling team. His prowess earned him the captaincy of the Munster Colleges team that won the All-Ireland title in 1914.

Barry played Gaelic games with a number of clubs, beginning as a Gaelic footballer with Fermoy, with whom he featured in two county senior championship finals. His return to Limerick saw Barry switch codes to hurling and join the Boher team, while he also lined out with the Young Irelands and Fedamore clubs.

In 1916 Barry was selected for the Limerick junior football team, however, injury prevented him from lining out. He made his senior hurling debut during the 1917 championship. Barry won his sole All-Ireland medal in 1917. He also won a Munster medal that year before winning a second provincial title as a non-playing substitute in 1921. Barry ended his inter-county career playing with Dublin in 1923.

Honours

Limerick

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1918
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1918, 1921

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