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
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' ...
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
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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
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Ulster Junior Football Championship: 1959
References
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1932 births
2021 deaths
Roslea Shamrocks Gaelic footballers
Fermanagh inter-county Gaelic footballers
Members of the Order of the British Empire