In 1615 James Macdonald of Islay, beginning what was to be the final chapter in the Macdonalds’ struggle against the rule of England and Scottish surrogate rulers, escaped from Edinburgh castle to fight one last time with the clans against the crown.
Among the clans he gathered to his cause were the Macfies of Colonsay under their . . . → Read More: A bittersweet piobaireachd
