Chris Barrett (Gaelic footballer)

Chris Barrett

Personal information
Irish name	Cristóir Bairéid
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right Corner Back
Born	1987 (age 37–38) Castlebar, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation	Civil engineer
Club(s)
Years	Club
–2019 2020–	Belmullet Clontarf
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
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]

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.

External links

• Mayo GAA Profile