Weekend break: Marlfield House

From its peacock named George and Jasper the dog, Marlfield House was never going to be a run of the mill weekend break. No wonder it was voted one of the places in Ireland to stay, writes Louise O’Neill

“What should I call you?” I asked my travel companion as we made our way to Marlfield House, a regency style country manor in county Wexford. She looked confused. “You know, in my article.”I explained.

“AA Gill used to refer to his partner as The Blonde in his columns. That might work for you too.” After a few.... helpful suggestions (Another Author? The Best Person You Know? The Chosen One?) we decided to call her ‘Catherine’.