Barry Murphy (Cork hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Barry Murphy
Irish:Barra Ó Murchú
Occupation:Farmer
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Cloughduv
Clcounty:0
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Goalkeeper
Icyears:1914-1919
Icapps(Points):7 (0-00)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Icupdate:19:35, 25 January 2013
Birth Date:19 April 1888
Birth Place:Cloughduv, County Cork, Ireland

Barry Murphy (born 19 April 1888) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.

Murphy made his first appearance for the team during the 1914 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen at various times until his retirement after the 1919 championship. During that time he won one Munster medal.[1] [2] Murphy was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Murphy was a one-time county intermediate championship medalist with Cloughduv.

His brothers, Dinny and John Barry-Murphy, also played with Cork.

Notes and References

  1. News: Cork GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 25 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx. 2009-02-16. dead.
  2. News: Senior Hurling. Munster GAA website. 25 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124423/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. 21 July 2011. dead.