Dave Barry (Irish footballer) Dave Barry (Irish footballer) Dave Barry (born 16 September 1961 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club St. Finbarr's and soccer for Tramore Athletic and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1980 until 1991. Barry also played football with and managed Cork City making his League of Ireland debut in Cork's first ever League game on 16 September 1984. As a player, he won a league title, several national cups and played in numerous European ties for the club. When in charge, he won City's second FAI
Barry (name) 1940s, and was in the top 100 names through the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the top 1000 list of names (the last time was in 2004, where it ranked 963). Barry's highest rank was 61, which was achieved in 1962. The surname "Barry" has numerous origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Ó Beargha", meaning "descendant of "Beargh"". The byname "Beargh" means "plunderer" or "spear-like". In other cases "Barry" is an Anglicisation of the Irish "Ó Báire", meaning "descendant of "Báire"". In other cases "Barry" is a patronymic form