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
Beaumont, Dublin by the Church of the Holy Child on the old airport road. This church was blessed by Pope John Paul II as his motorcade passed by during his visit to Ireland in 1979. An all-girls school, Mercy Beaumont School, founded in 1957, is located beside the hospital. St. Fiachra's Junior and Senior Schools are also located near the hospital and the church, and St. Pauls Special School is also here. Beaumont, Dublin Beaumont is a northside suburb of Dublin city, Ireland, bordered by Donnycarney, Santry and Artane. It lies within the postal district of Dublin 9. The name is derived