Cup win 'very important' in Cardiff's journey
Goals from Welsh duo Cian Ashford and Rubin Colwill earned the Bluebirds a 2-1 victory over Ian Holloway's side in the Welsh capital as Cardiff progressed into the second round of the competition.
"I'm really pleased. It means a lot to me to get through to the next round and see who we could possibly take on," Barry-Murphy said.
"To win tonight was very important and we treated the game very seriously. I thought that reflected in our performance, so I was happy."
Barry-Murphy kept faith with six players from the side that started the drab 0-0 draw with Port Vale five days earlier.
And the Irishman says his unbeaten side can continue to improve as his players have more time to adapt to his methods.
"We're in the very early stages of working together. We've only trained for 25 days so that's a very small period of time in terms of trying to build something together," added Barry-Murphy.
"The players who came in came in based on how well they've trained and how they've been to starting the other games.
"We felt it was as competitive as the team at Port Vale, and luckily for us the performance, luckily for us, was better than Port Vale.
"I'm aware of so much more that we need to do as we move forward, but if we have that patience and understanding of where the players are at, I think we'll be fine."
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