Samuel Adair (abt. 1810 - 1883)

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Died 4 Sep 1883 at about age 73 in Carrickaslane, County Monaghan, Ireland

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Biography

Samuel was born about 1810.

Samuel appeared on the Griffith's Valuation as a tenant of Viscount Templeton at Carrickaslane.^[1] Other men named Adair living at Carrickaslane included Robert, David, John Sr, James and John Jr.

Samuel was called before the Monaghan Petty Sessions for coursing a greyhound on the Queen's property at Crohan and Mulladuff on 12 Nov 1856 but did not appear.^[2]

He sometimes appeared on the list of cesspayers eligible to participate in baronial sessions of the Grand Jury of the County of Monaghan.^[3]

Samuel’s horse was stolen in 1871. In the Belfast Morning News, 11 September 1871:

HORSE-STEALING. (From a Correspondent.) - This form of crime, for a long time unknown in the North of Ireland, and which was so common some fifty years ago, seems to be on the increase at present, notwithstanding the extension of the telegraphic system and improved means of communication...On the night of Sunday, the 3rd inst., about twelve o’clock, a grey mare, nearly white, the property of Samuel Adair, of Carrickaslane, near Castleblayney, was taken from a field adjoining his house; and though all diligence has been used, and no expense spared, to warn the police and make inquiries, no trace of the animal has yet been discovered. The mare was worth £20. Horse-stealing has been going on for some time in the southern and midland counties, and at present appears to be moving northwards. The present high price of horses seems to have made thieves more daring than usual; and from the success displayed, it is suspected that the American system of horse dyeing is being resorted to. These thefts, if successful, are certain ere long to extend to cattle, and farmers should look sharp after their stock at night.^[4]

Samuel Adair (Senior), farmer, died at Carrickaslane, Monaghan on 4 Sep 1883. His will was proved by William Ballagh of Ligoniel near Belfast Mill, manager, and William Adair, of Drumullard near Castleblayney.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Griffith, Richard. General Valuation of Rateable Property in Ireland. Images accessed online at AskAboutIreland (http://www.askaboutireland.ie). Dec 2021.
2. ↑ Court Session: "Ireland, Petty Session Court Registers, 1818-1919"
   The National Archives of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; CSPS 1/2116-2168
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 61938 #17432197 (accessed 3 December 2021)
   Name: Samuel Adair; Role: Defendant; Trial Date: 11 Dec 1856; Court Name: Castleblaney; Court Place: Monaghan, Ireland; Residence Place: Carrickaslane.
3. ↑ "County of Monaghan; Special Road Sessions," Northern Standard, 16 Nov 1867, pg. 1, col. D. The British Newspaper Archive, accessed Dec 2021.
4. ↑ "Horse-Stealing," Belfast Weekly News, 9 Sep 1871, pg 4, col. D. The British Newspaper Archive, accessed Dec 2021.
5. ↑ The National Archives of Ireland. Calendars of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922. Probate Index for Samuel Adair Sr.