Road named in Barry’s honour
The Mick Barry Road links the Kinsale Road and the South Link Road in an area synonymous with bowling till urban development displaced it. Barry, who will be 92 in January, is a native of Waterfall on the western outskirts of Cork.
His achievements measure favourably against other sports stars of the 20th century. He was 45 when he played in his first North-South All-Ireland in 1964, yet he contested ten All-Ireland finals between then and 1975, winning eight.
Aidan Murphy beat Gary Daly and Gavin Twohig in the Kealkil Cup semi-final. Twohig won the first two tips; Murphy led from the third, and held off a late rally from Daly.
Twohig got a good opening shot to just short of the bend to lead Daly by 20m with Murphy a further 20m back. He held the lead with his next shot to light. Murphy then turned the score completely around with a brilliant bowl to the creamery. Both Daly and Twohig missed the post office with their shots to fall 60 behind.
Daly then hit a pillar on the right and missed Murphy’s tip to fall a bowl behind. Twohig beat it by just 25m. Murphy was still almost a bowl in front of Twohig at the council houses, with Daly 50m further back. Daly revived his challenge with a great bowl to the point of the bend past O’Sullivan’s. Murphy missed that by 40m and Twohig only beat it by 30m.
Daly followed up with two more great shots to Kingston’s where only 25m separated all three, with Murphy still 15m in front of Daly. Twohig’s next bowl caught the left, Daly beat it comfortably, but Murphy regained control with a great bowl towards the graveyard. Twohig went almost a bowl behind when he missed light.
Daly and Murphy got poor shots past the graveyard. Twohig took the half chance with a great bowl, which Daly missed and Murphy beat by just 50m. Daly then played a sensational last shot which beat the line by 30m. Twohig missed the line by 40m. Murphy had 130m to beat which he handled comfortably.
Daly suffered a second defeat on Sunday when he lost to John Creedon at Donoughmore. He got a brilliant first bowl to the wall, which Creedon just beat in two. He raised a bowl with his second but lost momentum when he played his next bowl on the left. He then missed light at the bounds, but Creedon also missed in five.
Creedon then got an exceptional bowl from poor light to Ring’s corner to take the lead. Daly bounced back with three good throws to the end of the wall to get back in front by 30m. Creedon got another massive shot from there, to give him a 40m lead and he led to the finish.
He made the end of the straight in two more, but he gave Daly a chink of hope by missing the nook with his next. Daly failed to exploit that opening and was now almost a bowl down. He closed the gap with a super shot to the second last bend. Creedon ruled out any late drama with a scintillating 16th shot from the last bend which beat the line.
Wayne Calnan was on top form in the John Cronin Cup at Cloyne where he beat Brendan O’Neill by almost three bowls.
Patrick Butler led from start to finish in the Ballincurrig ‘27’ where he beat Thomas Boyle and David Dennis.
A flying start gave Denis Wilmot the edge on PJ Cooney at Curraheen. A brilliant first shot put him almost a bowl in front. He held that lead after four more to the bridge. They both got five brilliant shots to Kelleher’s and there was still a bowl between them at Richard’s lane. Wilmot lost ground to Lane’s, but bounced back to win comfortably.
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