John Barry-Murphy (7 January 1892 – 6 January 1975) was an

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sportsperson. He played

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at various times with his local clubs

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and Éire Óg and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team in the 1910s and 1920s.

Playing career

Club

Barry-Murphy began his hurling career as a member of his local

team. Cloughduv and the Bride Valley Club merged in 1928 to form the Éire Óg club. That year Barry-Murphy won his sole senior county championship winners' medal.

Inter-county

Barry-Murphy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the

junior hurling team in 1916. That year he captured a

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title following a 6-0 t 4–1 defeat of

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. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Cork against

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. An exciting game developed, however, the long whistle Cork were the champions by 4–6 to 3–4, giving Barry-Murphy an

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junior winners' medal. Barry-Murphy later joined the Cork senior team. In 1919 he won his first

winners' medal following a provincial final defeat of

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. The All-Ireland final saw Cork line out against

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. 'The Rebels' were coasting at half-time with

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havings scored four goals. He had two more disallowed to give his side a 4–2 to 1–1 lead. Cork ploughed on in the second half to secure a 6–4 to 2–4 victory. This victory gave Barry-Murphy an

winners' medal. This was also the first occasion that Cork wore their distinctive red jerseys. The old saffron and blue jerseys had been seized by the British before the game so alternative arrangements had to be made. In 1920 Barry-Murphy won a second and final Munster title following another victory over Limerick. A second All-Ireland final appearance beckoned, however, Barry-Murphy played no part. Cork failed to retain their title as a goal blitz by

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, Jimmy Walsh and Mick Neville gave Dublin a 4–9 to 4–3 victory.''The GAA Book of Lists'' p. 342

Sources

* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). * Cronin, Jim, ''A Rebel Hundred: Cork's 100 All-Ireland Titles''. * Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry-Murphy, John 1892 births 1975 deaths Cloughduv hurlers Éire Óg (Cork) hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners