Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the
estuary of the River Slaney. According to a local legend, the town got its
Irish name, Loch Garman, from a young man named Garman Garbh who
was drowned on the mudflats at the mouth of the River Slaney by flood waters
released by an enchantress. The resulting loch or lough was
thus named, Loch Garman. The town was founded by theVikings in about 800
AD. They named
