Joe Pat Prunty
{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer and businessman (1932–2021)}}
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| name = Joe Pat Prunty
| irish = Seosamh Pádraig Ó Prionntaigh
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| occupation = Businessman
| county = Fermanagh
| province = Ulster
| club = Roslea Shamrocks
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| counties = Fermanagh (junior)
| icposition = Full-back
| icyears = 1955-1959
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| 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
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Joseph Patrick Prunty MBE (1932 – 29 January 2021{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/obituary-joe-pat-prunty-40193825.html|title=Obituary: Eamonn Breslin|date=14 March 2021|publisher=The Echo|accessdate=14 March 2021|first=Seán|last=Creedon}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2021/02/02/news/tributes-to-co-fermanagh-businessman-joe-pat-prunty-who-is-described-as-true-visionary-f-2206315/|title=All-Ireland junior winner and Co Fermanagh businessman Joe Pat Prunty described as 'true visionary'|date=2 February 2021|publisher=The Irish News|accessdate=14 March 2021|first=Connla|last=Young}}) 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/County/Sligo/Article/Index/315900|title=Joe Pat Prunty - a legacy like no other|date=4 March 2021|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=14 March 2021|first=|last=}}
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Category:Roslea Shamrocks Gaelic footballers