St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin St. Mary's Abbey was a former Cistercian abbey located near Abbey Street in Dublin, Ireland. Its territory stretched from the district known as Oxmanstown down along the River Liffey until it met the sea. It also owned large estates in other parts of Ireland. It was one of several liberties that existed in Dublin since the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century, which gave it jurisdiction over its lands. The abbey was founded by the Irish king Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (died 862) in 846, according to the Annals of the Four Masters.
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