Joseph Patrick Prunty

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(1932 – 29 January 2021) was a Northern Irish businessman and Gaelic footballer who played for club side

Roslea Shamrocks Roslea Shamrocks is a Gaelic football club based in Rosslea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. History The club was founded as ''Roslea First Fermanaghs'' in 1888. They were later known as ''Fág a Ballagh'', then became ''Roslea Shamrocks' ...

and was a member of the Fermanagh junior football team that won the 1959 All-Ireland Junior Championship.

Biography

Born in

Rosslea Rosslea or Roslea () is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near the border with County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. It stands on the Finn River and is beset by small natural lakes. Roslea Forest, also known as Sprin ...

, Prunty was immersed in Gaelic football from a young age and was part of an

team which won four County Senior Championships in succession from 1955 to 1958. He was also a substitute on the Fermanagh junior team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1959. Having left school at 14, Prunty worked on the family farm until he was 20 before setting up his own agriculture business. From there he worked developing his ploughing and drainage skills and eventually established Prunty Pitches, a company that became well known for developing GAA fields using a unique sand-based drainage system.

Honours

;Roslea Shamrocks *

Fermanagh Senior Football Championship The Fermanagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Fermanagh. The winners of the Fermanagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Sen ...

: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 ;Fermanagh *

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a GAA competition involving four Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams. Prior to a change in competition structure in 2021, the competition was previously for all Junior Gaelic football inte ...

: 1959 * Ulster Junior Football Championship: 1959

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prunty, Joe Pat 1932 births 2021 deaths Roslea Shamrocks Gaelic footballers Fermanagh inter-county Gaelic footballers Members of the Order of the British Empire