Remember that Tommy Makem first recorded for Tradition records, which was owned by Liam Clancy. SOMEONE was claiming some improbable copyrites. That's just the way it was done. Pete Seeger explains that when the Weavers complained that they DIDN'T write all those songs...thir manager said "Fine, do you want the record companies to get all the money that's collected"? It's hard to buck the system when you've become part of it.....even if you're one of the 'good guys'.

Cheers

Rick