Peter Barry (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar de Barra | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
24 November 1974 Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| James Stephens | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Waterford RTC | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1996–2005 | Kilkenny | 37 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:34, 24 January 2015. | |||
Peter Barry (born 24 November 1974) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Kilkenny, Barry first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21 team. He joined the senior panel during the 1996 championship. Barry later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won three All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, Barry won one Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland-winning captain with James Stephens. In addition to this he has also won two Leinster medals and two championship medals.
Throughout his career Barry made 37 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling in June 2006.
During his schooling at St. Kieran's College, Barry established himself as a key member of the senior hurling team. In 1991 he won his first Leinster medal following an 0–11 to 0–6 defeat of local rivals CBS Kilkenny.
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