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
Dublin City Council scheme that many people favoured. The building was taken over for city government use in the 1850s. Dublin City Council published a plan in 2011 to supply water from Lough Derg on the River Shannon to Dublin city and region. In January 2014, Irish Water took over management of the River Shannon to Dublin pipeline project which is currently (2017) in the Planning Stage. Dublin City Council Dublin City Council () is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001,