| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Barony | Boylagh |
| District | The Rosses |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Population total | 92 |
| Population as of | 2022 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| Time zone (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Coordinates | 55.031268°N 8.417521°W |
Cruit Island ([1] or Oileán na Cruite) is a small inhabited island in the Rosses district in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by a bridge.
Culture
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 in St. Johnston in East Donegal, wrote the Irish ballad The Homes of Donegal in 1955.[2][3] The song Thíos Cois na Trá Domh originates from the island and remains a popular song in the Donegal Gaeltacht to this day.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 258 | — |
| 1851 | 252 | −2.3% |
| 1861 | 260 | +3.2% |
| 1871 | 273 | +5.0% |
| 1881 | 286 | +4.8% |
| 1891 | 252 | −11.9% |
| 1901 | 245 | −2.8% |
| 1911 | 255 | +4.1% |
| 1926 | 237 | −7.1% |
| 1936 | 279 | +17.7% |
| 1946 | 172 | −38.4% |
| 1951 | 151 | −12.2% |
| 1956 | 135 | −10.6% |
| 1961 | 107 | −20.7% |
| 1966 | 86 | −19.6% |
| 1971 | 69 | −19.8% |
| 1979 | 84 | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 83 | −1.2% |
| 1986 | 89 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 77 | −13.5% |
| 1996 | 70 | −9.1% |
| 2002 | 61 | −12.9% |
| 2006 | 53 | −13.1% |
| 2011 | 85 | +60.4% |
| 2016 | 60 | −29.4% |
| 2022 | 92 | +53.3% |
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
References
- ^ "An Chruit / Cruit Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Recent travel videos from around the web". tripatlas.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ St Johnston and Carrigans Donegal: 'Tributes to retiring St. Johnston teacher' (Derry People - Donegal News, 23 January 1973). https://www.stjohnstonandcarrigans.com/mcbride.html
- ^ "Mary Ní Bhriain, Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga na Rosann • Mír • 14 Nóim • 05 Feabhra • Barrscéalta" (audio). rte.ie. 2009. pp. [when?].