Customs
The cockle industry was once a significant part of the Laugharne economy, and the well-established pickling firm Parsons have their origins in Laugharne. Prior to this, fishing in Carmarthen Bay was of great importance.
The Laugharne accent is interesting, sounding like a mix of Devon with Carmarthenshire Welsh. Many local words and phrases are archaic: e.g., "How art thee maid?". Laugharne is at the eastern end of the south Wales Englishry and only a minority of its inhabitants have ever spoken Welsh. The language boundary lies a few miles north of Laugharne.
Architecturally, Laugharne contains many fine examples of Georgian townhouses, including "Great House" and Castle House, Laugharne a 2* Listed building, with a scattering of earlier vernacular cottages.
Attractions in the town include the 12th-century Laugharne Castle, the town hall and the birdlife of the estuary.
During the Great War, over 300 men and women of Laugharne and her surrounding villages volunteered to fight in His Majesty’s Forces, 54 of these lost their lives. They are buried or commemorated all over the world, from Belgium to India. In World War II a further 20 men were lost from Laugharne. These men, alongside their compatriots from Carmarthenshire are remembered in perpetuity on the website Carmarthenshire War Memorials
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—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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