The Drawing Room HourNotebook No 72September 2025
Yeats country, with the Cooper family still on the door.
Collected by Deborah. Read her editorial perspective
We have long appreciated Markree Castle, where the Cooper family has always maintained the estate since the 17th century. The dining room, with its original Knight of Glin design, speaks to that enduring history; for us, it feels like a homecoming each visit.
Adare
We encourage at least two nights here. On your second morning, as the light breaks over Lough Gill, we suggest reading some Yeats at breakfast. This ritual deepens our connection to the Yeats country landscape and its quiet particularities.
This is the most underrated hotel in the northwest.
The Ireland Edit Way
Cut the itinerary in half, then cut it again. The letter we send before every first visit.
Every hotel change costs you half a day. Luxury, in Ireland, is staying put.
Six questions we apply before booking any room in Ireland. The November test, the dinner-twice test, the landscape-over-room test.
To understand Ireland, stop looking at the castles and start looking at the kitchen table.
From the notebook
Collected notes. A few times each season.