Background and setting of lochinvar

Lochinvar takes place in Ireland. You can get this information from the poem. It mentions the Eske river. This is located in Ireland. The poem also says "Love swells like the Solway".

Solway is an arm of the Irish Sea. So this would indicate that they are located up near the Solway which separates Scotland from England. The poem also mentions that Lochinvar is so popular that he can get any Scottish maiden he wishes.