Adair is infamous for the evictions of forty-seven families in
Derryveagh, County Donegal, Ireland, The evictions which began in April 1861, had resulted that overnight, 244 men, women and children were evicted from their homes and left to wander the roads seeking shelter. They were known as the "Derryveagh Evictions". It cleared 11,600 acres of mountainous land in proximity to what is now
Glenveagh National Park. It earned him the title "Black Jack Adair". It has been said that "more than 150 screaming children and their parents were ordered off the property." Some claim, the evictions were part of Adair's efforts to beautify the land about the castle and improve its view. == References ==