Pat Barry (hurler)


Fr. Pat Barry is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling and Gaelic Football with his school, his club and his county. He was in the senior inter-county hurling and football teams in the 1970s, winning both Munster and All-Ireland honours in 1976. Barry has worked as a missionary in Africa since the 1970s in Nigeria and Zambia.
After his leaving certificate he went to Maynooth College to study for the priesthood, captaining the St. Patrick's College, Maynooth side winning the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974.