But since that emphatic triumph over Johnnie Jackson's side at Cardiff City Stadium, the Bluebirds' surge towards an immediate return to the Championship has hit the skids.
Cardiff have won just two of their previous eight matches, although both of those were convincing 4-0 away triumphs against Doncaster Rovers and Exeter City.
Their 1-1 draw with Peterborough United last time out means the Bluebirds are now winless in three matches too.
So taking this run into account, Barry-Murphy's outfit have collected just nine of the last 24 on offer.
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In the meantime, Lincoln City have been on something of a rampage, extending their unbeaten league run to 24 matches last time out by beating Reading 2-1, a result that confirmed the Imps will play in the second tier for the first time since 1961 next season.
Despite their apparent slump of late though, Cardiff still remain incredibly well placed to join Lincoln in gaining automatic promotion.
Barry-Murphy's side, currently second, sit seven points clear of third-placed Bradford City, eight points ahead of fourth-placed Bolton Wanderers and 11 points clear of fifth-placed Stockport County who have a game in hand. Cardiff themselves have a game in hand over Bradford and next opponents Bolton too.
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Crucially from Cardiff's perspective, the chasing pack have hardly been barn-storming of late.
Cardiff's return of 1.125 points per game (PPG) over the past eight matches is only marginally lower than the returns of Bradford (1.625 PPG), Bolton (also 1.625 PPG) and Stockport (1.375 PPG).
Saturday's meeting between the Bluebirds and Bolton at Cardiff City Stadium suddenly feels a whole lot bigger than it did a few weeks earlier, mind.
Should the Trotters do the unthinkable and leave the Welsh capital with all three points, feelings of nerves will suddenly turn to deep concern among the Cardiff faithful.
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But should Cardiff regroup sufficiently to end their three-game run without a victory at Cardiff City Stadium by beating Steven Schumacher's side, those worries will ease significantly.
They are facing something of a crisis at centre-back though. Calum Chambers sustained a wrist injury at Peterborough while Dylan Lawlor has been sidelined due to the toe injury picked up on international duty. Gabriel Osho is also suspended to further complicate matters.
The weekend fixture is far from make-or-break for Barry-Murphy's troops, but it does feel big.
That said, the metrics are at least encouraging in terms of the playing style as far as the Irish boss is concerned.
"We have to accept that the results recently haven’t been what we would have wanted," he said after the draw with Peterborough.
"Our response to that has been to work incredibly hard to produce the chances that will give us the chance to win games.
"Today, the players did everything but take those chances and they left everything on the pitch for the supporters so I can’t ask any more of them in that respect."
The big plus from the Easter Monday trip to Weston Homes Stadium was the return of top scorer Yousef Salech who had been sidelined for more than two months due to the neck injury he sustained against Stockport on January 24.
Despite his recent absence, the 24-year-old has netted 13 goals in 35 appearances across all competitions this term, and his return could be timely as the Bluebirds bid to avoid any late regular season struggles.
"He has only been back a few days in full training so he is still getting used to that feeling of heading the ball again and being in contact with other players," Barry-Murphy said of the striker.
"To get him back on the pitch, for his teammates and for the supporters, is a very big moment."
