John Barr (shinty)
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John Barr is a Scottish
international shinty
player from Abriachan
, Scotland
. He presently plays for Glenurquhart Shinty Club
.
in Inverness
. He was instrumental in the rise of Robert Gordon University
as a force in University Shinty
. He has represented Scotland
at all levels of shinty, most recently in 2009.
He is one of few shinty players to have his own chant, in tribute to his physically dominant style of play http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/8556768.stm. The chant "John Barr ate my car" is a favourite at games where he is playing.
player in the closed season and plays for Highland RFC
in Inverness.
He was the first shinty player to ever receive a Universities Hurling
All Star honour in 2006 after playing for British Universities GAA
. http://www.susport.org.uk/news.asp?s=2&cat=Shinty&nid=SUS-N10073
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
international shinty
Shinty
Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
player from Abriachan
Abriachan
Abriachan , pronounced with the stress on the i , is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is situated high above the western shore of Loch Ness, 15 km to the south-west of the city of Inverness. The village has a population of approximately 120...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He presently plays for Glenurquhart Shinty Club
Glenurquhart Shinty Club
Glenurquhart Shinty Club is a shinty team which plays in Drumnadrochit on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland. It draws its players from the part of the Great Glen which encompasses Drumnadrochit, Lewiston and Glenurquhart...
.
History
Barr attended Charleston AcademyCharleston Academy
Charleston Academy was established in 1978 and is located in the Kinmylies area of Inverness, Scotland. The school has an average pupil population of 850...
in Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
. He was instrumental in the rise of Robert Gordon University
Robert Gordon University
Robert Gordon University is located in Aberdeen, Scotland. Building on over 250 years involvement in education, it was granted university status in 1992. Robert Gordon University currently has approximately 16,407 students at its two campuses at Garthdee and the City Centre, studying on over 145...
as a force in University Shinty
University Shinty
Shinty teams which play University Shinty are clubs which play under the banner of a university. However, these clubs are not always student teams in the strictest sense of the word and have a long history of participation at national senior level....
. He has represented Scotland
Scotland national shinty team
The Scotland national shinty team is the team selected to represent Scotland and the sport of shinty in the annual composite rules international with the Ireland national hurling team. The team represents the Camanachd Association....
at all levels of shinty, most recently in 2009.
He is one of few shinty players to have his own chant, in tribute to his physically dominant style of play http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/8556768.stm. The chant "John Barr ate my car" is a favourite at games where he is playing.
Other sports
Barr is a keen rugby unionRugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player in the closed season and plays for Highland RFC
Highland RFC
Highland Rugby Football Club is a rugby union amateur club from the city of Inverness that compete in the Caledonia Regional League Division 1, the Highland Alliance League and the Caledonia Three Northwest...
in Inverness.
He was the first shinty player to ever receive a Universities Hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
All Star honour in 2006 after playing for British Universities GAA
Higher Education GAA
Higher Education GAA is the governing body for the Gaelic Games of Hurling, Camogie and Gaelic football for third level institutions. The body coordinates competitions in both Ireland and Britain. It is a part of the parent organisation: the Gaelic Athletic Association...
. http://www.susport.org.uk/news.asp?s=2&cat=Shinty&nid=SUS-N10073