The Story Of George Brown-1906-1937

 George Brown was born in Inistioge in 1906 and who died fighting in defence of the Democratic Spanish Republic against Franco’s fascists in 1937. Reared in Manchester where his parents had emigrated before George was born, George’s mother had returned to her native village for the birth of her first three children. George was the last of the family to be born in Kilkenny. From an early age, George was active in the struggle of the working class for justice and freedom. A leading member of the Communist Party in Manchester his life is an inspiration to progressives throughout the world.