Barry Murphy (born 19 April 1888) was an
Irish
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hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the
Cork
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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
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medal.
Murphy was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Murphy was a one-time
county intermediate championship medalist with
Cloughduv
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.
His brothers,
Dinny and
John Barry-Murphy, also played with Cork.
References
1888 births
Year of death missing
Cloughduv hurlers
Cork inter-county hurlers
Hurling goalkeepers
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