Donnellan does for the people (past and present) of the townlands of her native County Clare a later-day version of what Kavanagh did for his Monaghan. Her poems are rich with guttural wit. Many of Donnellan's poems tell us stories of the sort of people we might call 'characters'. ? Kevin Higgins, author

Anne Donnellan grew up in the countryside outside Ennis, County Clare. She has lived and worked in Galway for over forty years. Anne's earliest background was in primary teaching. Her post graduate studies in Law and International Human Rights led her to lifelong advocacy works in solidarity and justice issues ranging from the progression of age friendly local policy to serving on election observation missions in the Balkans.
After retiring from her work with the Department of Education and Skills, facilitating educational access for Travellers, Anne commenced poetry writing in 2015. Her poetry has been published in various publications, literary journals and newspapers.
In her free time Anne enjoys choral singing, sea-swimming and attending hurling matches.