Seánie Barry (born 1945) is an Irish former hurler and

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. At club level he played with Sarsfields,

Bride Rovers Bride Rovers GAA is a Gaelic games club located in the villages of Rathcormac and Bartlemy in east County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in Cork GAA and Imokilly GAA divisional competitions. They w ...

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and

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and was also a member of the

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Early life

Born and raised in

Rathcormac Rathcormac () is a small town in north County Cork, Ireland. Previously situated on the main Cork to Dublin road (the N8), it was bypassed in 2006 by the M8. The former N8 through the town's main street is now the R639 regional road. Rathcorma ...

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, Barry first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions at Rathcormac National School before later lining out as a student at St Finbarr's College in

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. He was a member of the first St Finbarr's team to win the Harty Cup in 1963 before later claiming the

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title. After beginning his clerical studies at

in 1964, Barry immediately began a four-year association with the senior hurling team. During that time he won successive

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titles in 1966 and as team captain in 1967.

Club career

Barry began his club career at minor level with Sarsfields. In his early playing days he was a goalkeeper and won two East Cork minor hurling titles in that position in 1960 and 1961 before spending his last two years in the grade as a forward. Barry spent a number of years playing junior and intermediate hurling with Sarsfields before becoming eligible to line out at

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with

in 1965. He was on the college team that lost consecutive county finals to St. Finbarr's in

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and Avondhu in

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when he was top scorer. Barry joined the

club after it was reformed in 1964 and was allowed to play on the junior team while simultaneously lining out with University College Cork. He won consecutive East Cork JAHC titles with the club in 1968 and as team captain in 1969. Barry's performances at junior level earned a call-up to the

team that was beaten by St Finbarr's in the 1968 final.

Inter-county career

Barry began a two-year association with the Cork minor hurling team as sub-goalkeeper for the 1962 Munster MHC. He earned a place on the starting fifteen the following year and was at right wing-forward for a second consecutive defeat by

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in the Munster MHC final. After a year away from the inter-county scene, Barry was back with the Cork under-21 and intermediate teams in 1965. He ended the season with an All-Ireland IHC title after a win over

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in the

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. Success in the intermediate grade earned Barry a call-up to the

and he made his championship debut in a draw with

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in the opening round of the 1966 Munster SHC. He ended the season with an

medal and the honour of being championship top scorer after beating

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in the 1966 All-Ireland final. Barry was one of a number of players from the senior team who also won an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a defeat of

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that season. Barry was a regular for Cork over the following two seasons, however, his studies for the priesthood resulted in him missing Cork's defeat by Kilkenny in the 1969 All-Ireland final. He returned to the panel shortly afterwards and was part of the Cork team that won the 1969-70 National League title before securing a second

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title after coming on as a substitute in the defeat of Tipperary in the final. After starting the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Antrim at left wing-forward, Barry was an unused substitute for the 6-21 to 5-10 win over Wexford in the 1970 All-Ireland final. His

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to the priesthood at Easter 1971 effectively brought an end to his playing career and he last lined out for Cork in a tournament game against

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later that same year.

Inter-provincial career

Barry's performances at inter-county level resulted in his selection for

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in their 1967 Railway Cup final defeat by

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. He was again included on the team the following year and collected a winners' medal after the 0-14 to 0-10 win over Leinster.

Coaching career

Barry was asked by the

club to become involved with the junior team as coach in 1997. After defeat by

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in the East Cork JAHC final in his first year in charge, he succeeded in guiding the team to the title in 1998. It was the first time since Barry's own playing days that Bride Rovers had succeeded in winning the title. A return to his missionary work in Africa resulted in him missing the club's subsequent defeat of Freemount in the 1998 Cork JAHC final.

Honours

Player

;St Finbarr's College *

Dr. Croke Cup The Dr Croke Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the All Ireland Secondary Schools Senior "A" hurling championship. Before that it was an inter-county GAA competition in hurling. The first Croke Cups (which included hurling and Gaelic ...

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* Dr. Harty Cup: 1963 ;University College Cork *

: 1966,

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East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship The East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Asso ...

: 1968, 1969 (c) *East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship: 1966, 1975 ;Cork *

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

: 1969-70 *

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Intermediate All-Ireland Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Effectively contested by the second ...

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship The Munster Hurling Intermediate Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1961 for the strong hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland. In some cases the teams consist of players ...

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-co ...

Coach

;Bride Rovers *

Cork Junior A Hurling Championship The Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaeli ...

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: 1998

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Seanie 1945 births Living people Sarsfields (Cork) hurlers Bride Rovers hurlers UCC hurlers Imokilly hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners Hurling coaches