Cruit Island
Cruit Island (Irish: An Chruit or Oileán na Cruite) is a small inhabited island in the Rosses region of County Donegal, Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by bridge.
Cruit Island
Oileán na Cruite | |
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Populated place | |
 South side of the island | |
  Cruit Island Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°01′53″N 8°25′03″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Culture
Cruit Island has a strong musical heritage. Local musician Seán McBride wrote the famous Irish ballad "The Homes of Donegal" in 1955.[1] The song "Thíos Cois na Trá Domh" originates from the island and remains a very popular song in the Donegal Gaeltacht to this day.
Demographics
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Media related to Cruit Island at Wikimedia Commons
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