Barry Bresnihan

Finbarr Patrick Kieran Bresnihan (13 March 1944 – 18 July 2010 ) was an Irish rheumatologist and international rugby union player.

Bresnihan was born in Waterford in 1944 and educated at Gonzaga College, Dublin before qualifying as a doctor at University College Dublin (UCD). He was married with a son and three daughters and died in 2010.

Bresnihan made two British and Irish Lions tours. He was called up as a replacement for the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand but did not play in any of the tests. He was also selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in three of the tests against .

He played club rugby for University College Dublin, Lansdowne, London Irish, and Dallas Harlequins, and represented the Munster provincial team and the Barbarians invitiational team.