The name Lattin is likely to derive from Leath-ton, half hill, side of a hillock or
Tumulus. The presence of a hillock or Tumulus near the village of Lattin adds weight
to this likelihood.
The Tumulus at Lattin is most likely contemporaneous with the great burial
mound at Newgrange. The people of Lattin can trace their history back to Neolithic
Age settlers, the Ara Cliach who occupied this area about 5000 years ago.
There is numerous evidence of Stone Age habitations throughout the parish,
numerous Raths and Ringforts survive along with a Dolmen in Shrough at the South
East of the village.
The River Ara which gives its name to Tipperary, Tiobraid Árann ( Wells of
The Ara ) has its source in Glenbane , the largest townland in the parish of Lattin.
Lattin comprises a total of 10,025 acres.
The Ballycohey monument at Shronell Cross commemorates the Ballycohey
tenant uprising in 1868 and this marked the beginning of the end of landlordism in
Ireland. The passage of the 1870 Land Act through the British Parliament is
attributed to this event.
The Gothic Revival style church was consecrated in 1865 and was built at a
cost of £4581. The unique grotto was completed in 1961 by the people of Lattin.