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.

Paddy Barry

Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig de Barra
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-forward
Born	13 August 1896 Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland
Died	31 October 1967 (aged 71) Shelbourne Road, Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Boher Young Irelands Fedamore Fermoy
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1917-1921 1922-1923	Limerick Dublin
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	1

Raised in the townland of Baggotstown West, in the parish of Knockainey, County Limerick, Barry first played competitive hurling and football with St. Colman's College, Fermoy. His prowess earned him the captaincy of the Munster team that won the 1914 All-Ireland College Hurling Final. That same year he was a member of the Munster team that reached in the All-Ireland College Football Final.

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 joined 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 1918. He also won a Munster medal that year before winning a second provincial title in 1921. Illness prevented him from participating in the 1921 All-Ireland final. 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