Inter-county
Barry first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with Cork in the late 1920s. He made his debut in 1928 as Cork faced Clare in the Munster final for the second year in-a-row. That game ended in a draw, however, in the replay Cork triumphed with Barry collecting his first Munster title. Cork later defeated Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final before lining out against Galway in the championship decider. Galway got a bye into the final without picking up a hurley, however, the game turned into a rout. A score line of 6-12 to 1-0 gave Cork the victory and gave Barry a coveted All-Ireland medal.
In 1929 Cork retained their provincial dominance for a fourth consecutive year. A 4-6 to 2-3 defeat of Waterford gave Barry his second Munster title. The subsequent All-Ireland final was a replay of the previous year’s game as Cork played Galway once again. Mick Ahern scored a goal for Cork after just 25 seconds to start another rout. Cork won the day by 4-9 to 1-3 giving Barry his second All-Ireland title.
In 1930 Barry added a National Hurling League title to his collection; however, Cork surrendered their provincial crown later that summer. The team bounced back in 1931 with Barry collecting a third Munster winners’ medal. Once again it took a replay for Cork and Waterford to be separated. The All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Kilkenny for the first time since 1926. After a close game both sides finished level – 1-6 apiece. Eudie Coughlan played a captain’s role in that game as he scored a point from his knees to level the scores. The replay of the final took place four weeks later and is regarded as a classic. Cork took the lead at half-time, however, Kilkenny fought back. Once again both sides finished level – 2-5 apiece. After this game officials pressed for extra time, however, this was rejected. It was also suggested at a meeting of the GAA’s Central Council that both counties be declared joint champions and that half an All-Ireland medal by given to each player. This motion was later defeated. The first week of November saw the second replay of the All-Ireland final take place. At the third attempt Cork triumphed by 5-8 to 3-4 giving Barry his third and final All-Ireland medal.
Cork – 1928 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (9th title)
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- M. Burke
- S. Óg Murphy (c)
- E. O'Connell
- M. Madden
- J. O'Regan
- D. Barry-Murphy
- P. O'Grady
- J. Hurley
- M. O'Connell
- T. Barry
- P. 'Balty' Ahern
- P. Delea
- E. Coughlan
- M. Leahy
- M. Ahern
- W. Donnelly
- J. Egan
- K. Kearney
- D. Ahern
- D. Walsh
- N. McCarthy
- T. McGuinness
- J. Barry
- M. Dorney
- Fr. E. FitzGerald
- P. O'Keeffe
- S. Óg Murphy
- S. McCarthy
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Cork – 1929 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (10th title)
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- M. Burke
- M. Madden
- E. O'Connell
- J. Kenneally
- P. Ahern
- J. Hurley
- P. Collins
- T. Barry
- D. Barry-Murphy (c)
- P. Delea
- E. Coughlan
- M. Ahern
- J. O'Regan
- P. O'Grady
- M. O'Connell
- D. McCarthy for P. Ahern
- W. Clancy
- B. Stanton
- W. Donnelly
- J. O'Sullivan
- J. Barry
- J. Kelleher
- D. Buckley
- P. O'Keeffe
- S. Óg Murphy
- S. McCarthy
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Cork – 1931 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (11th title)
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- J. Coughlan
- M. Madden
- E. O'Connell
- P. 'Fox' Collins
- J. O'Regan
- D. Barry-Murphy
- T. Barry
- J. Hurley
- M. O'Connell
- M. Ahern
- E. Coughlan (c)
- P. Delea
- P. Ahern
- P. O'Grady
- W. Clancy
- J. O'Donovan
- G. Garrett
- J. Kenneally
- P. O'Donoghue
- M. Leahy
- M. Murphy
- J. O'Sullivan
- S. O'Sullivan
- W. Stanton
- W. Dorney
- M. Murphy
- J. Mullins
- S. Óg Murphy
- E. Coughlan
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