Village in Munster, Ireland
| Littleton Irish: An Baile Beag | |
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  LittletonLocation in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′21″N 7°44′18″W / 52.6393°N 7.7382°W / 52.6393; -7.7382 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Population | 394 |
Littleton (Irish: An Baile Beag) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Ballybeg and Ballydavid, about 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Cashel and to the southeast of Thurles. By-passed by the M8 in December 2008, Littleton lies at a crossroads on the R639 road. Its population was 394 at the 2016 census. It is in the barony of Eliogarty.
Littleton is closely associated with Bord na Móna, a semi-state company that harvests peat in the nearby complex of raised bogs. Littleton is also home to the 'Moycarkey Band', the Seán Treacy Pipe Band.
History
St. Ruadhan of Lorrha founded a monastery on a raised island in the middle of the bog at Littleton. The "island" is called Derrynaflan and it became famous when a ninth-century chalice, paten, stand and strainer were found there in 1980. They are now in the National Museum in Dublin.
Churches
A church of the Church of Ireland parish of Borrisleigh was built in 1786 with funding from the Board of First Fruits. In the 1960s, a church for the Catholic parish of Moycarkey was added.
See also
References
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Littleton". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- "Littleton / An Baile Beag". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Bord na Mona website. Archived 2006-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Tipperary website. Archived 2006-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
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