Salman Rushdie wrote a novel published in the eighties.
County Wexford -LRB- Contae Loch Garman -RRB- is a county located in the south-east of Republic of Ireland , in the province of Leinster .. Leinster. Leinster. Wexford. Wexford. County. County Wexford. It takes its name from the principal town , Wexford , named ` Waesfjord ' by the Vikings -- meaning ` inlet -LRB- fjord -RRB- of the mud-flats ' in the Old Norse language .. Wexford. Wexford. Vikings. Vikings. Old Norse language. Old Norse. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Ui Cheinnselaig , with its capital at Ferns .. Norman. Normans. Ui Cheinnselaig. Ui Cheinnselaig. Ferns. Ferns, County Wexford. The County was formed in Norman times .. Norman. Normans. County. County Wexford. It was created in 1210 by King John during his visit to Ireland .. King John. John of England