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Cruit Island An Chruit | |
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Populated place | |
 South side of the island | |
  Cruit Island Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:55°01′53″N8°25′03″W / 55.031268°N 8.417521°W /55.031268; -8.417521 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Barony | Boylagh |
| District | The Rosses |
| Population (2022)[1] | 92 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | B847228 |
Cruit Island (Irish:An Chruit[2] orOileán na Cruite) is a small inhabited island inthe Rosses district in the west ofCounty Donegal inUlster, the northernprovince in Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by a bridge.
Cruit Island has a strong musical heritage. Seán McBride (Irish:Seán Mac Giolla Bhride), a native of Cruit who spent most of his life both living in and working as a teacher inSt. Johnston in East Donegal, wrote the Irish balladThe Homes of Donegal in 1955.[3][failed verification][4] The songThíos Cois na Trá Domh originates from the island and remains a popular song in the DonegalGaeltacht to this day.[citation needed]
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| Source:Central Statistics Office."CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year".CSO.ie. Retrieved12 October 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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