When I called O'Carolan a "follower" of Vivaldi and Corelli, I meant that he admired and imitated those composers' work, not that he had actually studied under either master as Heinrich Schuetz studied under Gabrielli, or that he could be identified as "school of Vivaldi." Nevertheless the criticism I have seen gave the impression that the influence was mainly a one-way street, with the Italians influencing Carolan. It is interesting to encounter a view that puts Carolan a little closer to the mainstream of the Baroque.