Chris Barrett (Gaelic footballer)

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Chris Barrett
Personal information
Irish name Cristóir Bairéid
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Corner Back
Born 1987 (age 3536)
Castlebar, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation Civil engineer
Club(s)
YearsClub
–2019
2020–
Belmullet
Clontarf
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2010–2021
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 7
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Chris Barrett is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Clontarf and, formerly, for the Mayo county team. [1] He previously played for the Belmullet club in Mayo before moving to Dublin.

He started at left corner back in the 2013 All-Ireland final where Mayo lost by a point to Dublin. [2]

He received his first all star at the 2017 All Star Awards, when he was named at right corner back. [3] [ circular reference ]

He studied at NUI Galway. [4]

Barrett announced his retirement from inter-county in January 2021. [5]

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References

  1. "Mayo v Dublin: 10 Questions with… Chris Barrett". Joe.ie . Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. "Dublin win 2013 All-Ireland football final". thescore.ie . 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. List of All Stars Awards winners (football)#2017
  4. "NUI Galway students and alumni head for Croke Park with Mayo senior football finalists". 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. The Mayo squad contains a large number of current and former students including Ger Cafferkey, Jason Doherty, Alan Dillon, Conor O'Shea, Shane McHale, Chris Barrett and Cathal Freeman. Former Inter-County star James Nallen, who is a selector with the Mayo side, is a Chief Technical Officer in NUI Galway's School of Physics.
  5. "All-Star defender Barrett becomes latest long-serving Mayo stalwart to retire". the42.ie. 15 January 2021.