Barry (name) Barry (name) Barry is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an Anglicised form of several Irish personal names, while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both place names and personal names. The given name "Barry" is derived from Gaelic, possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name Báire, which is a short form of the related Irish names "Bairrfhionn" or "Barrfind" ("fair-headed", "fair-haired"). and "Finbar", or "Fionnbharr" ("fair-topped", "fair-haired"). For example, "Barry" is sometimes derived from the Irish "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre", which are in turn forms of the name
Michael Deeny should tour outside Ireland to increase their fan-base – even if that meant risking a short-term loss. Consequently, Horslips were one of the first Irish Bands to gain substantial success outside Ireland. Beginning in the early 1980s, Deeny began to manage the English singer Murray Head, seeing him through the peak of his career with the album and musical Chess and the worldwide hit One Night in Bangkok. He was also briefly the manager of Irish featherweight boxer Barry McGuigan. It is widely acknowledged that Deeny's management of Horslips paved the way for the success of the Irish rock band