On 26 September James M Bilbrey wrote: >I would appreciate suggestions of books to read on the early history of >Argyll and the Western Isles. I am interested in the period from the >early influx from Ireland and the establishment of the Kingdom of >Dalriada to the time of the Lordship Of The Isles. I have a connection >with the MacPhees (MacFies) of Colonsay. I would suggest "The Lords of the Isles", by Ronald Williams, 1st p/b edition published in 1997 by House of Lochar, Isle of Colonsay, Argyll PA61 7YR ISBN 1-899863-17-6 Donald Maclean.