There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Barry, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. The Barry Baronetcy, of the City of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 1 August 1775 for the prominent Irish physician Edward Barry. The title descended from father to son until the death of his grandson, the third Baronet. The late Baronet died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fourth Baronet. He also died unmarried and was succeeded by his first cousin, the fifth Baronet. He was the son of Reverend John Barry, younger son of the first Baronet. Three of his sons succeeded to the title. The baronetcy became either extinct or dormant on the death of the youngest son, the eighth Baronet, in circa 1