368 TARA — TARRAGH. III. 1659, J. Thomas (Preston), Viscount Taragh f I.], only s. and to h., b. 1G52 in Paris, Charles II. being one of his sponsors. He rf. 1674. num. b' July 1674, aged 'SI. being killed by Sir Francis Blundell, Bart, anil his brothers, William and Winwood Blundell, who were all tried for murder, but acquitted 19 Dee. 1674. He was bur. in St. James 1 church, Dublin. M.I. At his death the peerage became cxtinct.(*) i.e., "Tara," Barony [I.] (SeJiomberg), <-,-. 1691, with the Dukedom of Lei.nster [I.] See " ScHOSIBERO," Dukedom, a: 16S9 ; ex. 1719. TARA OF BELLINTER. Barony [J.] 1. John Prestos-, of Pollinter, on. M«ath, f>. mid h of I 1800 ^ohn PltF.sTnN", of the same, by Mary, sister nf the Itt. Hem. Sir ' Edward Skcflington Smyth. Bart, was 6. 17'H ; mic. his father, 19 Jan. 17S1 : was M.P. [I.] for Xavan. Having voted against the 1821. Union [I.] in 1799 he, in l.«00, voted for it and was according!; n-. :i1 July 1800.( b ) BAKON TAU.V:. C ) OK BRt.I.lXTKK, Heath [I.] He m. 3 Sap. 1801. at Newnhani Paddc.x. Co. Warwick. Harriet, 3d da. of Thomas Jell" Powrs, of Berwick House, Sal.. p. He rf. ill 1 1 viand s p.. 1 S21, aged f>7, wdien the title became extinct. Admon. Jan. lSj'J. Ilis tvidow il. about Aug. 1831, at the Grange, near Kllesmere. Admon. Feb. IS3& TARBAT. i.e., "Tariiat," Viscnnnlry [S.] ( Maefamzi? ), er. 1685, ami again, 170.'!, with the EaRLDOU ok Cromarty [S ], which see j forfeited 17 (6. i.e., "Tarhat of Tarbnt, cn. Cromartie," Viaennnte; (Sutherland- Letuon-OomrJ, a: 1001, with the Barlomn of Cromartik, which see. TARBKRT. i.e., "Tardert" Pamhy [I.] (Roche). ,;: ill 1 fiSO or 1 6 'JO, by James II., after his deposition with the VlSCOUtiTCY OF CaHIRAVAHIIXA [I.], which see. TARRAGH, see Tara. (•) Of his two sisters and coheirs (I) Elizabeth m. her cousin, the Eton. Nicholas Preston, and was ancestress of the 8th and succeeding Viscounts (ionnanston ; (2) Thomasine, m. Sir John Barnewall, Baron of the Exchequer [I.], ltiS9, and had a da. and h. who m. the 11th Baron Triinlestown. ( b ) See vol, iv, p. 205, note "a," for the 10 Baronies [I.] cr. at this date ; and see also vol. vi, p. 37t>, note " d," sab " Riversdale." This creation was in company with that of Ashtown, Gastlemaiue, Langford, &c, all of which Baronies [I.] were conferred on persons who, having been in opposition shortly before, changed sides to be thus ennobled. [!] ( r ) Since he was not of the same family of Preston as the former Lords Tara, his choice of that title was on the principle of that of the peerage of (.'arringtoii in 1796, and of Morley in 181.1, each of which was conferred on a person of Hie same surname (Smith and Parker), but nut of the same race as the ancient holders of those titles.
