Charles Donnelly (poet)

Charles Donnelly
Charles Donnelly
	Donnelly, c. 1935
Personal details
Born	Charles Patrick Donnelly; 10 July 1914; Killybrackey, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died	27 February 1937 (aged 22); Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain
Political party	Republican Congress
Military service
Allegiance	Spanish Republic
Branch/service	International Brigades
Years of service	1936–1937
Unit	Connolly Column, part of the XV International "Abraham Lincoln" Brigade
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War Battle of Jarama †;

Charles Patrick Donnelly (10 July 1914 – 27 February 1937) was an Irish poet, republican and left wing political activist. He was killed fighting on the republican side during the Spanish Civil War.^[1]

^ "...we must not forget that the poets Julian Bell, John Cornford, Christopher Cauldwell and Charles Donnelly, four of the most gifted poets of their generation, died in the first year of the war". Philip French, " Whom the Bell Continues to Toll", The Observer, 1 October 1995. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

[1] "...we must not forget that the poets Julian Bell, John Cornford, Christopher Cauldwell and Charles Donnelly, four of the most gifted poets of their generation, died in the first year of the war". Philip French, " Whom the Bell Continues to Toll", The Observer, 1 October 1995. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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