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Loyal Au Mort (Loyal unto death)

Adair, also recorded as Odeir, Edzear, Edgar or Adare, is a Lowland Scottish name centred on the Kinhilt estate in Wigtownshire, where the Adairs of Kinhilt held Dunskey Castle near Portpatrick. In 1620 William Adair exchanged part of the estate, including Dunskey, with Hugh Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery, one of the leaders of the Plantation of Ulster, for lands at Ballymena in County Antrim. No chief of the name is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

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Crest & Motto

Clan Adair Crest Badge & Motto

The motto of Clan Adair is Loyal Au Mort (Loyal unto death). It appears on the Clan Adair crest badge: the chief’s heraldic crest set inside a strap and buckle that carries the motto.

In Scotland a crest belongs to the chief, not to everyone with the surname. Clan members may wear the crest badge, with the crest inside the strap and buckle, to show that they belong to the clan. The plain crest without the strap remains the chief’s own.

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The Adair Story

  1. c.1500

    Sir William Adair (d. c.1500) is granted the Kinhilt estate, Wigtownshire[4]

  2. 1620

    William Adair exchanges Dunskey and part of Kinhilt for lands at Ballymena[3][4]

  3. d.1655

    Sir Robert Adair builds Ballymena Castle, Co. Antrim[4]

  4. c.1736

    The remaining Kinhilt lands are sold to the 2nd Earl of Stair[4]

Visit the Adair Homeland

Map of Scotland with Adair places marked1
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Dunskey Castle, near Portpatrick, Wigtownshire

Early 16th-century L-plan tower house on a cliff-edge promontory; it belonged to the Adairs of Kinhilt and was acquired by Hugh, 1st Viscount Montgomery, in 1620. Now a scheduled monument.[2][3]Open in Google Maps

Map outline: Natural Earth (public domain). Pins use official Historic Environment Scotland grid references.

Clan Adair Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Surnames linked to Clan Adair

These family names are connected with Clan Adair. Each list says who records the link.

Spellings of the name

  • Odeir
  • Edzear
  • Edgar
  • Adare

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Questions about Clan Adair

What is the Adair motto?

Loyal Au Mort, French for 'Loyal unto death'.

Does Clan Adair have a chief?

No chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Where was the Adair family seat?

Dunskey Castle, near Portpatrick in Wigtownshire, which belonged to the Adairs of Kinhilt until Dunskey was exchanged with the 1st Viscount Montgomery in 1620.

What happened to the Adairs after 1620?

They took lands at Ballymena in County Antrim in the 1620 exchange, and Sir Robert Adair (d. 1655) built Ballymena Castle there; the remaining Kinhilt lands in Scotland were sold about 1736.

What other surnames are linked to Adair?

COSCA lists the spellings Odeir, Edzear, Edgar and Adare.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Adair, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Dunskey Castle (SM2017), Historic Environment Scotland
  3. Dunskey Castle (LB16777), statement of special interest, Historic Environment Scotland
  4. Landed families of Britain and Ireland: (23) Adair of Ballymena Castle and Flixton Hall, baronets, landedfamilies.blogspot.com (Nick Kingsley)
  5. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs