Cruit Island
Cruit Island 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.Photo: Sue Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Owey Island.
Owey Island
Island
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Owey Island is an island off the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. Owey Island is situated 3½ km northwest of Cruit Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtonport and Annagary.
Burtonport
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme. Burtonport is situated 5 km south of Cruit Island.
Annagary
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anagaire is a village in The Rosses district in County Donegal, Ireland. As of 2022, the population was 309. Annagary is situated 6 km east of Cruit Island.
Leabgarrow
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow. Leabgarrow is situated 7 km southwest of Cruit Island.
Cruit Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Cruit Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Cruit Island” goes by many names.
- Breton: “An Chruit”
- Breton: “Cruit Island”
- Catalan: “Oileán na Cruite”
- Cebuano: “Cruit Island”
- Czech: “Cruit”
- Czech: “Ostrov Cruit”
- Dutch: “Cruit Island”
- Irish: “An Chruit”
- Swedish: “Cruit Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gortnasate and Kincaslough.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inishillintry and Rinnalea Point.
County Donegal: Must-Visit Destinations
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