 More than 500 Romanians fought on the Republican side, including Romanian Communist Party members Petre Borilă and Valter Roman.About 145 men from Ireland formed the Connolly Column, which was immortalized by Irish folk musician Christy Moore in the song "Viva la Quinta Brigada".Some Chinese joined the Brigades; the majority of them eventually returned to China, but some went to prison or to French refugee camps, and a handful remained in Spain.