“I enjoy reading your column in Irish Country Living every week. There is something that seems to be rarely mentioned. That is the way that men get abused within a marriage. I am one of those men,” he writes.

“I have been physically and mentally abused by my wife and children. When I would go to the fridge for food, it would be hidden somewhere else. The radiator in my bedroom would be turned off no matter how many times I would turn it on. I was accused of having affairs and my wife and children would gossip about me to the neighbours. I had to get the guards out one night as my son assaulted me. My wife brought me to court several times accusing me of things I never did. Miriam, the list goes on and on.

“After all that, my wife brought me back to court and separated from me. I was ordered out of my home that I provided for my wife and family.

“So Miriam, I think it’s a long time overdue that there was a little consideration for the men of this country and highlight the abuse that is being put on them by some women. I thank God every day for my health, to be able to do my work and to enjoy the good things in life.

“I hope that you will print my letter in the paper.

“Abused Farmer.”

Miriam will respond in the next edition of Irish Country Living, on shelves 19 Feb, but what advice would you share with this reader?