This Cronan clan is very elusive--one reason is that so many had the same first name. The two small clues I have are: A small slip of paper indicating that they came from "The shadows of Maynooth College" and my husband's cousin who is 83 and lives in Offaly and she said the Cronan family came from County Longford {and she had no doubt about this}. There were two Philip Cronans--father and son. Son died a young man before his father. Both buried St. Bernards cemetery new haven. They actually lived in Orange and west haven connecticut {Still do}. Judy