Cranagh

Cranagh (Crannach in Irish) is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, in the Glenelly valley, about seven miles from Plumbridge . In the 2001 Census it had a population of 66 people. It lies within the Strabane District Council area.

St Brigid's Primary School is situated in the village of Cranagh.

[edit] Places of interest

The Sperrin Heritage Centre is on the Glenelly Road in Cranagh and has displays on the history and ecology of the area. Visitors can also have a go at panning for Sperrin gold which has been discovered in small quantities.
Goles Stone Row, Cranagh, is composed of eleven individual upright stones arranged in a straight-line 16 metres long. It was built some 3000 to 4000 years ago and is thought to be associated with rituals to observe the rising moon.

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