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Quick facts for kids Cruit Island Oileán na Cruite
Populated place
South side of the island
Cruit Island Location in Ireland
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	B847228

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.

Culture

Cruit Island has a strong musical heritage. Local musician Seán McBride wrote the famous Irish ballad "The Homes of Donegal" in 1955. 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

Historical population

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%

Year	Pop.	±%
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%

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
2020	87	+64.2%

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