A Compendium of Irish Biography/Adair, Robert
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Adair, Robert, the hero of the song of "Robin Adair," set to the music of the old Irish air of "Aileen Aroon," was an Irishman, a descendant of the Desmond FitzGeralds. He died about 1789. His father, Sir Robert Adair, was made a knight-banneret by William III. on the field, after the battle of the Boyne. For particulars concerning him and the tune of "Robin Adair," see Notes and Queries, 3rd Series. [1] [2]
Adair, Robert, (page 1).—According to Dr. Reeves, he was not descended from Sir Robert Adair, Knight-banneret. [1]
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