Barry (name) "Barrfind". Furthermore, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish "Finnbarr", which also has short forms of "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre". Similarly, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the latter short form "Barra". In other cases, "Barry" is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Berach" ("pointed", "sharp"). Since the twentieth century, the name has become very popular in Australia. A variant form of the given name is "Barrie". Pet forms of the name are "Baz" and "Bazza". As a given name, "Barry" currently is less common than it once was. It rose in popularity during the 1930s and
Frank McGuigan representative of a touring Irish team, but decided to settle there after the tour was over, putting his playing career on temporary hiatus. McGuigan returned from America in 1983, and got straight back into the Tyrone fold, and in the Ulster Final of 1984, he put in his career-defining performance. Against local rivals Armagh, McGuigan scored eleven of Tyrone's points from open play - five on each foot, and one fisted over. This is considered one of the greatest individual performances in the modern G.A.A. era. It was voted as one of the Top 20 GAA Moments of the previous