Somairle first appears Presence on record in the 1150s , when he is stated Statement to have supported Supporting the cause of Máel Coluim mac Alasdair in a rebellion Change_of_leadership against Malcolm IV , King of Scotland .

Máel Coluim was a member of a rival branch of the Scottish royal family , and his sons were closely related to Somairle .

One possibility is that he was renewing Recovering his support Supporting for the sons of Máel Coluim .

There is reason to suspect that this region was lost Earnings_and_losses to the Scots upon the collapse of Máel Coluim 's rebellion Change_of_leadership , and afterwards doled out to powerful Scottish magnates in the context of Scottish consolidation Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .