and the head. He collapsed and died instantly. His body lay on the battlefield until it was recovered by fellow Irish Brigader Peter O'Connor on 10 March. He was buried at Jarama in an unmarked grave with several of his comrades. The collection of his work, The Life and Poems, was published in 1987. On the eve of the 71st anniversary of his death, 26 February 2008, Charles was commemorated with the unveiling of a plaque in his alma mater, UCD, attended by 150 people. The commemoration, organised jointly by a group of UCD students and the Donnelly family, was hosted by the School of English and also included a lecture by Gerald Dawe on Charlie's life and poetry. In April 2008, the UCD Branch of the Labour Party was renamed the Charlie Donnelly Branch in his honour. Donnelly's friend Blanaid Salkeld commemorates him in her poem "Casualties", writing "That Charlie Donnelly small and frail/ And flushed with youth was rendered pale/ But not with fear, in what queer squalor/ Was smashed up his so-ordered valour." A 1976 documentary about the Civil War by Cathal O'Shannon is entitled 'Even The Olives are Bleeding'. Notes Work Charlie Donnelly - the life and poems; by Joseph Donnelly, Dublin, Ireland : Dedalus, c1987, , Sources O'Connor, Joseph. Even the Olives are Bleeding – the life and times of Charles Donnelly, New Island Books, Dublin 1992; External links on Irish politics, 1935-6 Photoset of the UCD Commemoration in February 2008 1914 births 1937 deaths 20th-century Irish poets 20th-century male writers International Brigades personnel Irish anti-fascists Irish communists Irish people of the Spanish Civil War Military personnel killed in the Spanish Civil War People from Dungannon