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
Patrick McGuigan that day. Paddy is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Newark, NJ. McGuigan Place in Harrison, located off Wilhelm Street four blocks south of Harrison Ave, is named in honor of Paddy's grandson P. John McGuigan, who died on August 25, 1978 while serving on the Harrison Town Council. Shortly before Tom O'Rourke died, he was at a gym in New York and was asked to name the greatest fighter he had ever seen, to which he replied: "Paddy McGuigan, beyond a doubt!" McGuigan is a member of The New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Hurley Boxing Law<br> McGuigan Harrison