Abraham Cronyn Explained

Abraham Cronyn
Full Name:Abraham Prim Cronyn
Birth Date:3 September 1855
Birth Place:Kilkenny, Ireland
Death Place:Seaford, Sussex, England
University:Trinity College Dublin.[1]
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1875–80
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Abraham Prim Cronyn (3 September 1855 — 26 April 1937) was an Irish international rugby union player.[2]

Biography

The son of a doctor, Cronyn was an Irish national champion in the quarter-mile and gained three caps as a rugby forward for Ireland, which included the team's first ever international match in 1875.[3]

Cronyn served in the Boer War as an officer with the 97th Regiment.[4]

A member of the clergy, Cronyn was curate of Powerscourt in County Wicklow and Holy Trinity in County Waterford, before serving overseas chaplaincies and later settling in England, moving to Seaford, Sussex, for his retirement.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rev. A. P. Cronyn . . 3 May 1937.
  2. News: Capt A. P. Cronyn . . 3 June 1892.
  3. News: Famous Football Matches . Dublin Evening Telegraph . 15 January 1898.
  4. News: The Late Rev. A. P. Cronyn . . 11 May 1937.
  5. News: Death of Rev. A. P. Cronyn . Waterford Standard . 8 May 1937.