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​Adair ​Adair was born in Queen's County (since County Laois), [[Ireland]]. He attended Trinity College in [[Dublin]], at which he was trained for the British diplomatic service]]. He was a captain in the British Army and the Royal Marines. However, he seemed to lack the patient, smooth temperament required for diplomacy. He owned considerable real estate in Ireland, including the large Glenveagh Castle. In 1860, Adair went hunting on land he had rented to tenants in violation of the rental agreements. When the tenants objected, an irate Adair threatened them. A year later, in April 1861, with the force of the law behind him, he removed forty-seven families from forty-six houses in Derryveagh in County Donegal, Ireland. More than 150 screaming children and their parents were ordered off the property. Adair cleared twelve thousand acres. Many of the evicted had no idea where they might find shelter; some relocated to [[Australia]]. The incident is recorded by the Donegal band, "Goats Don't Shave," in the song "The Evictions" on their "Rusty Razor" album.<ref name=glen>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/glenveaghnationalpark/owners.html&date=2009-10-25+23:21:54|title= Castle Owners & Derryveagh Evictions|publisher=GeoCities.com|date=October 25, 2009|accessdate=October 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Marriage==​

==The Colorado sojourn==​Adair was known for his fiery temper, a [[stereotype]] of the hard-drinking Irishman of the 19th century. He disliked life in New York City, and the couple and the two sons headed west to Denver, where Adair would temporarily move moved his brokerage office. In eastern Colorado, near [[Pueblo]] in 1874, the Adairs met Texas cattleman Charles Goodnight (1836-1929) on a guided bison hunt. The personable Goodnight told the couple about the Palo Duro country southeast of [[Amarillo]], Texas, and how the land was particularly suited to grazing cattle on the open range. The cattle had excellent grass during summers and could winter comfortably in the protection afforded by the canyon walls. The canyon country also had sufficient water as well as natural physical beauty, he explained. The hunt had a sad ending, however, for Adair was injured when his horse tripped and fell, and his gun accidentally discharged, resulting in the killing the horse.<ref name=JA/>​