James Barry (hurler)
James Barry (born 29 June 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Upperchurch–Drombane. He played for the Tipperary senior hurling team for six seasons, during which time he usually lined out in defence as a centre-back and later as a full-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus de Barra | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
29 June 1990 Upperchurch, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Project Lead | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2005-present | Upperchurch–Drombane | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2009-2014 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014-2019 | Tipperary | 25 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:34, 18 November 2019. | |||
Barry began his hurling career at club level with Upperchurch-Drombane. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 15-year-old in 2005 and has been an ever-present defender since then. As a member of the University College Cork team, Barry won back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup titles.
Barry lined out for Tipperary in four different grades of hurling over a 12-year period. After making his first appearance for the minor team in May 2007, he ended the year by sharing in the All-Ireland Championship success. Two years with the under-21 team yielded an All-Ireland Championship title in 2010 while he later collected an All-Ireland Championship medal with the intermediate team in 2012. Barry made his competitive debut for the senior team aged 23 in 2014. Over the following six seasons he made a combined total of 51 National League and Championship appearances and won All-Ireland Championship medals at full-back in 2016 and as a non-playing substitute in 2019. Barry also claimed back-to-back Munster Championships in 2015 and 2016 as well as an All-Star. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 25 October 2019.