. History of ancient and modern Dublin; or, Visitor's guide to the metropolis of Ireland ... income isabout £4,000. OXJXIANTOWN GREEN. This place seems to have taken its namefrom the Oitstnianni, an appellation given some-times to the Danes, being synonymous witheastern-men. It comprised all that space ofground lying on the west side of Queen-street,and bounded on the east by the Royal , who lived in the time of QueenElizabeth, has left us a curious description ofthe city, from which the following account istaken of this Green, for the amusement of thereader:— At the end of

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. History of ancient and modern Dublin; or, Visitor's guide to the metropolis of Ireland ... income isabout £4,000. OXJXIANTOWN GREEN. This place seems to have taken its namefrom the Oitstnianni, an appellation given some-times to the Danes, being synonymous witheastern-men. It comprised all that space ofground lying on the west side of Queen-street,and bounded on the east by the Royal , who lived in the time of QueenElizabeth, has left us a curious description ofthe city, from which the following account istaken of this Green, for the amusement of thereader:— At the end of this field is Scaldbrothers hole,a labyrinth reaching two miles under hole was, in old time, frequented by anotorious thief of that name, who concealed init all his plunder, and who could outrun all theyoung men in ••* Ostmantowne, though hehad a pot or pan of theirs on , in derision of his pursuers, he wouldpass directly under the gallows, which standsnear his cave, (* a fitt signe for such an inne,)being certain that no person would adventure. SARAH BRIDGES Vide p. 193;

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