 He later lined out in goal when Cork suffered a 2-15 to 3-05 defeat by Carlow in the 1960 All-Ireland home final.Barry became goalkeeper on Cork's inaugural intermediate team in 1961, however, Cork suffered a one-point defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.Barry first made the Cork senior team in 1962 as a replacement for the injured Mick Cashman.