▁articles ▁for ▁various ▁left ▁wing ▁publications . ▁▁ ▁E oin ▁Mc Name e ▁re called ▁D onn elly ▁as ▁" a ▁fra il ▁looking ▁Dublin ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁T yr one ▁background ... he ▁was ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁intellectual ▁and ▁clearly ▁the ▁the or ist ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Congress ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁He ▁was ▁well ▁vers ed ▁in ▁Marx ism , ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁Congress ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁press , ▁and ▁frequently ▁appeared ▁on ▁left ▁wing ▁public ▁platforms ." ▁ ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁on ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁ur ged ▁the ▁Republican ▁Congress ▁to ▁send ▁f igh ters ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Brig ades . ▁He ▁himself ▁returned ▁to ▁Dublin ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁organ ising ▁such ▁a ▁force . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁he ▁had ▁gone ▁again ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Brig ades . ▁He ▁reached ▁Spain ▁on ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁at ▁Alb ac ete , ▁met ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁Irish ▁cont ing ent , ▁led ▁by ▁Frank ▁Ryan , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Con n olly ▁Column ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁Spain ▁to ▁fight ▁on ▁the ▁Republican ▁side . ▁D onn elly ▁and ▁his ▁com r ades ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁Battalion . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February , ▁after ▁receiving ▁only ▁rud iment ary ▁military ▁training , ▁the ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁batt alion ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁the ▁battle ▁of