History of Dublin the Catholic majority of Ireland's population. In Dublin however the Protestant Ascendancy was thriving, and the city expanded rapidly from the 17th century onward. By 1700, the population had surpassed 60,000, making it the second largest city, after London, in the British Empire. Under the Restoration, Ormonde, the then Lord Deputy of Ireland made the first step toward modernising Dublin by ordering that the houses along the river Liffey had to face the river and have high quality frontages. This was in contrast to the earlier period, when Dublin faced away from the river, often using it as a rubbish
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