Adair
Adair
Clan Adair of Kinhilt and Genoch in County Wigton, Scotland , also Heatherton Park in Somerset and South Elmham in Suffolk, England, and County Antrim, Ireland. Derived and descended from Edzaer, son of Duvenald who fought at the Battle of Standard in 1138, and grandson of Donegal of Morton Castle Many of the Galloway Adairs went to Ulster during the time of the Elizabethan plantation and settled mainly in County Antrim. Sir Robert Shafto Adair of Kinhilt was created a baronet on 2nd August 1838 and his son was created Baron Waveney of South Elmham, Suffolk.
Arms: Per bend or and sable, three dexter hands apaumee and erect, two and one gules.
Crest: A mans’ head couped and bloody.
Motto: Loyal au mort (Loyal unto death)