Before this thread runs its course, can I just draw people's attention to another publication by The Kifarboy Society.
I'm sure most folk buffs are aware of the magnificent work as a full-time collector Tom Munnelly did for U.C.D - many thousands of recordings of songs, tales and lore.
While we were helping sort out his things shortly after his death, we came across six box-files of what we thought were notes to the many lectures Tom gave on his work - they turned out to be scripts - Tom scripted all his talks.
These were digitised from hard copy and the Old Kilfarboy Society has published 15 of them in book form, entitled 'The Singing Will Never Be Done' (collected essays 1990 - 2007)
The subjects include: Tom's own experiences as a collector, Defining excellence, Junior Crehan (fiddle player), Travellers, Love and work songs, emigration, Napoleon.... a literary feast for anybody interested in Irish Traditional culture.
The fact that he gave them as talks (and Tom's own humour and love of the subject) mean they are refreshingly free of academic jargon and impenetrable academicism - a pleasure to read.
Anybody visiting Clare or Dublin can easily purchase a copy, or can order one via OKS
or
eolas@oac.ie
Jim Carroll