Why is wexford called loch garman

They called it Weisfiord or Veisafjpror , which means 'bay or inlet of the mudflats': it is from Weisfiord that we got the name Wexford. The Normans arrived in Ireland in A. The Normans built a great stone castle on the site where the barracks now stand at Barrack Street. They also surrounded the town with a stone wall in which there were seven gates. Filter result by type: Articles Images Media. The coastal area of south and east of Wexford belongs to the Wexford town.

Along the M11 main route from the capital of Ireland, Dublin, one can reach the Wexford city. Dublin also provides a train service to the town.

Approximately, 25, people live in Wexford. Many in the city are businesspersons who run pubs, inns and hotels for tourists. The Wexford town is known among the local people as Loch Garman.

With the mediation of the Bishop of Ferns, the Nordic people in the area made an agreement with the King Dermot to rule the area together. After that, the Wexford country flourished as an English region. Cromwell visited Wexford in His campaign in Wexford included the capture of the castles at Ferns and Enniscorthy and the town of Wexford, where he exacted severe retribution on the inhabitants. The Cromwellians won their final battle in the county at Taghmon.

While travelling through Wexford many memorials to the Rebellion of will be encountered — it has a section to itself at the Enniscorthy Castle Museum. A short history of the rebellion and the events, which led up to it, may help to understand its place in Wexford history and folklore.

The match, which sparked the rebellion in Wexford, was lit at Carnew when 36 prisoners were summarily executed. After his church and some houses in the village were burned down, Father John Murphy of Boolavogue led several thousand men and women armed with pikes and scythes into resistance and won an important victory on the hill of Oulart.

The insurrection eventually fell apart and the leaders and many other participants were rounded up and executed by the authorities. The conflict and the repression which followed in its wake left a deep scar on the psyche of the people for many generations Like all towns, which have suffered and celebrated over many centuries, Wexford has learned to embrace friend and foe and has forged a people whose warmth is infectious and whose hospitality is generous and spontaneous.

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