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
River Dee (Ireland) Annagassan. The Dee in turn has three main tributaries: the Killary River which joins south of Drumconrath, Co. Meath, the Gara River which joins west of Ardee, Co. Louth, and the White River which joins north of Dunleer, Co Louth. There is one lake on the Dee called Whitewood Lake which is near Nobber, Co. Meath. The River Dee is a brown trout fishery. River Dee (Ireland) ف The River Dee () is a river in eastern Ireland, flowing from Co. Cavan to join the Glyde in Co. Louth. In the "Táin Bó Cúailnge", Cúchulainn fights Lethan at Ath Carpat