Chris Barrett is a
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
er who plays for
Clontarf and, formerly, for the
Mayo county team. He previously played for the
Belmullet
Belmullet (, IPA: ŒbʲeËlÉ™nË ËˆwÊŠÉ¾Ë hÉ™dÌªË is a coastal Gaeltacht town with a population of 1,019 on the Mullet Peninsula in the barony (Ireland), barony of Erris, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the commercial and cul ...
club in Mayo before moving to Dublin.
He started at left corner back in the
2013 All-Ireland final where Mayo lost by a point to Dublin.
He received his first all star at the 2017 All Star Awards, when he was named at right corner back.
He studied at
NUI Galway
The University of Galway ( ga, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe) is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland. A tertiary education and research institution, the university was awarded the full five QS stars for excellence in 201 ...
.
Barrett announced his retirement from inter-county in January 2021.
References
External links
Mayo GAA Profile
Living people
Alumni of the University of Galway
Clontarf Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football backs
Irish civil engineers
Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers
People from Castlebar
1987 births
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