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.- Type: Suburb
- Description: former settlement north of the Liffey from Dublin, now part of the city’s Northshore
- Also known as: “Ostman Town”, “Ostmantown”, “Oxman Town”, and “Scandinavian Homestead”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dublin Heuston railway station and National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History.
Dublin Heuston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Poxyshamrock, Public domain.
Heuston Station, also known as Dublin Heuston, is one of Dublin's largest railway stations and links the capital with the south, southwest and west of Ireland.
National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, also known as the National Museum of Ireland – Collins Barracks is a branch of the National Museum of Ireland located at the former Collins Barracks in the Arbour Hill area of Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin. Originally a motte-and-bailey castle chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin, it was mostly rebuilt, from the late 17th century onward, as a Georgian palace.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoneybatter and Smithfield.
Stoneybatter
Suburb
Photo: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stoneybatter, is a neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland, on the Northside of the city between the River Liffey, the North Circular Road, Smithfield Market, and Grangegorman.
Smithfield
Quarter
Photo: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smithfield is an area on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Its focal point is a public square, formerly an open market and common, now officially called Smithfield Plaza, but known locally as Smithfield Square or Smithfield Market.
Grangegorman
Suburb
Grangegorman is an inner suburb on the northside of Dublin city, Ireland. The area is administered by Dublin City Council. It was best known for decades as the location of St Brendan's Hospital, which was the main psychiatric hospital serving the greater Dublin region.
Oxmantown
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3504° or 53° 21′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.28851° or 6° 17′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C5M9P26+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 5863077854OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q3777821
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From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Oxmantown” goes by many names.
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