Oxmantown
Oxmantown was a suburb on the opposite bank of the Liffey from Dublin, in what is now the city's Northside. It was founded in the 12th century by Hiberno-Norse Dubliners or "Ostmen" who either migrated voluntarily or were expelled from inside of the city walls of Dublin after the Anglo-Norman invasion and the 1171 beheading of Hasculf, the last Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin by the invading army.- Suburb
- Description: former settlement north of the Liffey from Dublin, now part of the city’s Northshore
- Also known as“Ostman Town”“Scandinavian Homestead”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dublin Heuston railway station and National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History.
Dublin Heuston railway station
Heuston Station, also known as Dublin Heuston, is one…
National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History
The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and…
Dublin Castle
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneybatter and Smithfield.
Smithfield
Smithfield is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland.
Grangegorman
Suburb
Grangegorman is an inner suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
Oxmantown
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Latitude
53.3504° or 53° 21′ 2″ north
Longitude
-6.28851° or 6° 17′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C5M9P26+5H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Oxmantown” goes by many names.
OxmantownBasque
Baile LochlannachIrish
Baile na LochlannachIrish
OstmanntūnOld English (ca. 450-1100)
Baile LochlannachScottish Gaelic
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