Abraham Cronyn

Abraham Prim Cronyn was an Irish international rugby union player.

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