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Jimmy Barry-Murphy

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James Barry-Murphy, known in Irish as Séamus de Barra-Ó Murchú, was born on 22 August 1954 and is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler and Gaelic footballer. He managed the senior Cork county hurling team from 2011 to 2015, returning a decade after his first tenure, and is regarded as one of the best-known players in the history of Gaelic games. He established himself as a dual player with the St Finbarr's club, and for Cork he began as a minor dual player and won a combined three All-Ireland under-21 medals. On the senior football team he won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Football League medal, and in hurling he won five All-Ireland medals and a record-equalling ten Munster medals.

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1954 1
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is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler and Gaelic footballer
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1. Jimmy Barry-Murphy (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth
    born 22 August 1954
  • Lead, honours
    Barry-Murphy's eleven-year career with the Cork senior hurlers saw him win five All-Ireland medals, a record-equalling ten Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler and Gaelic footballer
  • Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport played
    is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler and Gaelic footballer
  • On The Roster Of: Cork county football team, Lead, county team
    He went on to play a key role for Cork in attack and won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Football League medal
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Lead, championship
    He went on to play a key role for Cork in attack and won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals and one National Football League medal
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