I confirm what Fred McCormick wrote about Tom Munnelly being the collector and John Reilly being the singer.
Tom is my friend and neigbour and would not dream of taking anybody to court.
The amount made by Kennedy is totally irrelevent, I believe Kennedy set the tone for collecting in these islands and fouled the water for others; the water is still not clear.
He ripped of traditional singers and colleagues alike and did great disservice to traditional song.
Incidentally, in spite of Tom's and other's efforts to raise money for John Reilly who was living (sic) in a derelict house in Boyle,
John died of malnutrition.
Jim Carroll