About Cranagh
Cranagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the Glenelly Valley, about seven miles from Plumbridge. In the 2001 Census it has a population of 66 people. It is within the Strabane District Council area. Up to 20 Syrians refugees are expected to arrive in Cranagh in May 2016, 50 Syrians had moved to the Omagh area with some preferring to live in more rural locations. The refugees are predicted to take up employment in the local farming industry which is facing a labour shortage. Places of interestGoles Stone Row is composed of eleven individual upright stones arranged in a straight-line 16 metres long. It was built 2000 to 3000 years ago and is thought to be associated with rituals to observe the rising moon.
Cranagh Description
Cranagh is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the Glenelly Valley, about seven miles from Plumbridge. In the 2001 Census it has a population of 66 people. It is within the Strabane District Council area. Up to 20 Syrians refugees are expected to arrive in Cranagh in May 2016, 50 Syrians had moved to the Omagh area with some preferring to live in more rural locations. The refugees are predicted to take up employment in the local farming industry which is facing a labour shortage. Places of interestGoles Stone Row is composed of eleven individual upright stones arranged in a straight-line 16 metres long. It was built 2000 to 3000 years ago and is thought to be associated with rituals to observe the rising moon.