Patrick Barry (13 August 1896 – 31 October 1967) was an Irish hurler. His

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senior teams lasted from 1917 until 1923. Raised in the townland of Baggotstown West, in the parish of

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, 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

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with a number of clubs, beginning as a

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, 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

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Fedamore Fedamore () is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, Fedamore had a population of 329 people. It is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Smallcounty.1917 championship. Barry won his sole

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medal in 1918. He also won a

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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

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Paddy 1895 births 1967 deaths Fedamore hurlers Murroe-Boher hurlers Young Irelands (Limerick) hurlers Fermoy Gaelic footballers Limerick inter-county hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners People from Bruff