Viscount Tara
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Viscount Tara (or Taragh) was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1650 for the soldier Thomas Preston. He was the second son of Christopher Preston, 4th Viscount Gormanston. The title became extinct on the death of his grandson, the third Viscount, in 1674.
Another member of the Preston family was John Preston, 1st Baron Tara. He was a descendant of a younger brother of the first Viscount Tara.
[edit] Viscounts Tara (1650
- Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara (1585-1655)
- Anthony Preston, 2nd Viscount Tara (1618-1659)
- Thomas Preston, 3rd Viscount Tara (1652-1674)
