This Much I Know: I'd like to leave some mark of my creativity behind
Eunice Power will guest host Today on RTÉ on May 4. Picture: Denis Minihane.
I'm from Dungarvan and live there now. I grew up with my parents, two sisters, and a brother. I lost my dad three weeks ago, we're all just getting accustomed to life without him. My dad was a dairy farmer and absolutely loved everything about farming. Besides his family, the land was the love of his life. His cows, his horses, the weather. He loved being outside and he was so wise and knowledgeable. He was a brilliant man.
My parents were married for 53 years, which is longer than I've been alive. My mum was a home economics teacher and she also had a HDip in elocution. When she got married back in the 1960s you weren't allowed to work because of the marriage ban. So, I was really influenced when I was small by her. She was a wonderful cook and she's just a lovely, warm, person. I think that's what directed me towards the career path I took. After I spread my wings and travelled, I came back to Dungarvan and I married a dairy farmer myself. I have three boys, Micheál, Jerome, and Kieran.
