Littleton, County Tipperary
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Littleton is a village on a crossroads on the main Dublin - Cork road (N8) in County Tipperary. It is located about 18 km northeast of Cashel, just to the southeast of Thurles.
In 2002 it had a population of exactly 500.
As well as being a familiar name to travellers between Dublin and Cork, Littleton is closely associated with Bord na Mona peat harvesting in the nearby complex of raised bogs. Ref:[1].
[edit] Some History
St. Ruadhan of Lorrha founded a monastery on a raised island in the middle of the bog at Littleton.
It is called Derrynaflan and it became famous when a 9th Century Chalice, (Derrynaflan Chalice) paten, stand and strainer were found there in 1980. They are now in the National Museum in Dublin. Ref:[2]
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[edit] See also
List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
List of towns in the Republic of Ireland/2002 Census Records
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