Posted on: County Longford, Ireland Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Ireland/Longford/732 Surname: Adair ------------------------- Charles Adare/Adair was granted "Clonbroney" in letters patent 20 Dec 34 Chas II 1682. It was described in National Library of Ireland PC373 - Riall Papers (p.2655) or p. 2656 ("see Ms 3298 pp98 ff for an earlier report) "Letters patent to Charles Adare of several lands and tenements at KILFENTON and elsewhere in the barony of Granard, co. Longford. 20 Dec 34 Chas II 1682" Included in the files were rent ledger of his grandsons, John and Foster/Forster Adair, co. Longford 1738-1767. Charles Adair's wife was Eleanor Cook and he had son Robert Adair of Dublin, will dated 29 March 1737 of Hollybrook in co. Wicklow. Robert married Jane Forster/Foster whose will was dated 20 Jan 1748. Any further information about Clonbroney and Adairs would be appreciated.