History of Dublin After the Anglo-Normans taking of Dublin in 1171, many of the city's Norse inhabitants left the old city, which was on the south side of the river Liffey and built their own settlement on the north side, known as Ostmantown or "Oxmantown". Dublin became the capital of the English Lordship of Ireland from 1171 onwards and was peopled extensively with settlers from England and Wales. The rural area around the city, as far north as Drogheda, also saw extensive English settlement. In the 14th century, this area was fortified against the increasingly assertive Native Irish – becoming known as The
Rush, Dublin Ireland footballer Stephen McPhail is from Rush and played for Rush Athletic in his junior years. There is also a number of players playing in the League of Ireland from the area. England test cricketer Eoin Morgan grew up in Rush. Rush is a parish in the Fingal North deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. Rush is twinned with the following place: Rush, Dublin Rush ( , officially "An Ros") is a small seaside town in Fingal, Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea coast, between Skerries and Lusk on the R128 regional road. It had a population