Cruit Island ( 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. St Johnston and Carrigans Donegal: 'Tributes to retiring St. Johnston teacher' (Derry People - Donegal News, 23 January 1973). https://www.stjohnstonandcarrigans.com/mcbride.html The song Thíos Cois na Trá Domh originates from the island and remains a popular song in the Donegal Gaeltacht to this day.
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