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
John Barry (Irish politician) business interests with great success. In R. Barry O'Brien's 'The Life of Charles Stewart Parnell', 'X' describes John Barry as 'fat and well favoured'. He was one of 'the stoutest men of the Irish party'. John Barry (Irish politician) John Barry (1845 – 27 January 1921) He was born in Wexford and moved with his family to England when he was a small child. Alongside Michael Davitt and Mark Ryan he trafficked arms. He was a member of the Supreme Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and a founding member of the Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain. He was