The Gallgael, or Western Clans--Fiongall and Dubhgall--Lords of the Isles--Somerled--Suibne--Gillebride Mac Gille Adomnan--Somerled in the West--Defeat and death--His children--Dugall and his descendants--Ranald’s three sons, Ruari, Donald, Dugall--Roderick--Ranald--The Clan Donald--Origin--Angus Og--His son John--His sons Godfrey and Donald--Donald marries Mary, sister of Earl of Ross--Battle of Harlaw--Policy of James I.--Alexander of the Isles--Donald Balloch--John of the Isles--Angus Og declares himself Lord of the Isles--Seizes Earl and Countess of Athole--Intrigues with England--Battle of Lagebread--Battle of Bloody Bay--Alexander of Lochalsh--Expedition of James IV.--Donald _Dubh_--Donald _Galda_--Donald Gorme--Donald _Dubh_ reappears--Somerled’s descendants fail--The various Island Clans--The Chiefship--Lord Macdonald and Macdonald of Clan Ranald--Donald Gorme Mor--Feuds with the Macleans and Macleods--Sir Donald, fourth Baronet--Sir Alexander’s wife befriends Prince Charles--Sir James, eighth Baronet--Sir Alexander, ninth Baronet, created a peer of Ireland--Present Lord Macdonald--Macdonalds of Islay and Kintyre--Alexander of Islay’s rebellions--Angus Macdonald--Feud with Macleans--Sir James imprisoned--His lands pass to the Campbells--Macdonalds of Keppoch, or Clanranald of Lochaber--Disputes with the Mackintoshes--The Macdonalds at Culloden--Clanranald Macdonalds of Garmoran and their offshoots--Battle of Kinloch-lochy or Blar-nan-leine--Macdonalds of Benbecula, Boisdale, Kinlochmoidart, Glenaladale--Marshal Macdonald, Duke of Tarentum--Macdonalds of Glencoe--Macdonnells of Glengarry--Feud between the Glengarry Macdonalds and Mackenzie of Kintail--General Sir James Macdonnell--Colonel Alexander Ranaldson Macdonnell, last specimen of a Highland Chief--Families descended from the Macdonnells of Glengarry--Strength of the Macdonalds--Characteristic in the arms of the Coast-Gael.