Littleton (electoral division)

[1] Electoral divisions were originally created in the 1830s as part of the implementation of the Poor Laws.

Neighbouring divisions, such as Moycarkey, Ballymurreen, Rahealty and Twomileborris were created to help elect the Board of Guardians for the Thurles poor law union;[2][3] however Littleton division was not created at that time.

[citation needed] At the time of both the 1911[6] and the 2011 census, the division included townlands from several civil parishes: Galbooly, Ballymoreen and Borrisleigh (or Two-Mile Burris or Two-mile-borris).

[citation needed] It contained nine townlands (Ballybeg, Ballydavid, Ballyerk, Ballynamona, Coolcroo, Derryhogan, Lahardan Lower, Lahardan Upper and Monaraheen) of the nineteen that belong to Borrisleigh civil parish, the others being distributed among Rahealty and Twomileborris electoral divisions.

At the time of the 1911 census, the total population of Littleton electoral division was 892, of which 460 were male and 432 female.