Joe Pat Prunty Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Joe Pat Prunty
Irish:Seosamh Pádraig Ó Prionntaigh
Occupation:Businessman
County:Fermanagh
Province:Ulster
Club:Roslea Shamrocks
Clcounty:4
Counties:Fermanagh (junior)
Icposition:Full-back
Icyears:1955-1959
Icupdate:18:38, 14 March 2021
Birth Date:1932
Death Date:29 January 2021 (aged 88)
Birth Place:Roslea, Northern Ireland
Death Place:Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Joseph Patrick Prunty MBE (1932 – 29 January 2021[1] [2]) was a Northern Irish businessman and Gaelic footballer who played for club side Roslea Shamrocks and was a member of the Fermanagh junior football team that won the 1959 All-Ireland Junior Championship.

Biography

Born in Rosslea, Prunty was immersed in Gaelic football from a young age and was part of an 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.[3]

Honours

Roslea Shamrocks

1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

Fermanagh

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Eamonn Breslin. 14 March 2021. The Echo. 14 March 2021. Seán. Creedon.
  2. News: All-Ireland junior winner and Co Fermanagh businessman Joe Pat Prunty described as 'true visionary'. 2 February 2021. The Irish News. 14 March 2021. Connla. Young.
  3. News: Joe Pat Prunty - a legacy like no other. 4 March 2021. Hogan Stand. 14 March 2021.