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Dinny Barry-Murphy

Dinny Barry-Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Donnacha de Barra-Murchu
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1903
Cloughduv, County Cork, Ireland
Died 21 August 1973 (aged 70)
Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nickname Dinny
Occupation Company director
Club(s)
Years Club
Cloughduv
Éire Óg
St. Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
1922-1928 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1926-1935 Cork 35 (1-10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 4
NHL 2

Dinny Barry-Murphy (1903 – 21 August 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.

Born in Cloughduv, County Cork, Barry-Murphy first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Finbarr's College, Farranferris. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork junior team before later joining the senior side. He made his senior debut during the 1926 championship. Barry-Murphy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won four All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. The All-Ireland-winning captain of 1929, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At international level Barry-Murphy played for the victorious Tailteann Games hurling team in 1932. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, he won five Railway Cup medals. At club level Barry-Murphy was a one-time championship medallist with Éire Óg, while he also played with Cloughduv and St. Finbarr's.

His brothers, John, Barry and Neil, all played for Cork, while his grand-nephew, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, is regarded as one of the most iconic players of all-time.

Throughout his career Barry-Murphy made 35 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1935 championship.


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