Tara - Places, Deities, Schools, Films, Companies, Other

A prehistoric hillfort, 40 km/23 mi NW of Dublin, E Ireland, the supposed site of St Patrick's conversion of Lóegaire in the 5th-c, and the traditional seat of the kings of Ireland from pre-Christian times to the death of Maél Sechnaill II of Meath in 1022. Archaeologically its earthworks are poorly known, apart from the Mound of the Hostages, a megalithic passage grave of the early 3rd millennium BC. In 2004, amid much controversy, plans were announced for a motorway that would pass within 0.8 km/0.5 mi of the hillfort.

Tara (name) the girls' name

Places

Tara, Ireland, the home of the High Kings of Ireland Tara, Russia, a town in Omsk Oblast, Russia Tara, Saga, a town in Saga Prefecture, Japan Tara Mountain and Tara National Park in Serbia Tara River (Montenegro) in Montenegro, the largest tributary of the Drina River Tara River (Russia) in Russia, a tributary of Irtysh Tara River (Italy) in Italy, a river near Taranto Tara, Queensland, a place in Queensland Tara, Canada, a village in Ontario

Deities

Tara (Devi), a Hindu Mahavidya, the saving aspect of the Goddess Tara (Buddhist), a female deity representing enlightened activity and fearlessness Tara (Polynesian), a beautiful sea goddess in Polynesian mythology

Schools

Tara Anglican School for Girls, an K-12 independent school for girls in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Films

Tara (1970 film), an Indian film directed by M. Krishnan Nair Tara (1978 film), a Mauritius film directed by Brijmohun Tara (1992 film), an Indian film directed by Bijaya Jena Tara (2001 film), an American film known in the USA as Hood Rat, directed by Leslie Small and starring Isaiah Washington and Ice T Tara (2002 film), a Dutch film directed by Jet Homoet and Metje Postma

Companies

Tara Energy, an energy company serving electricity to the residential, commercial, and industrial segments in Houston, Texas

Other

Tara King, one of The Avengers (TV series) Tara (spider), a genus of jumping spiders Tara, a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup T (mtDNA) Tara, in Hindi (Aryan) language means star Tara Cheyne, a journalist Tara Brooch, an artifact from Ireland Tara Reid, an actress Tara of Helium, a fictional character appearing in the Martian novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs, primarily The Chessmen of Mars, in which she is the heroine Tara Fremont, or called "Tara, the Jungle Girl" and "Too Tall Tara", a fictional character appearing in AC Comics Tara Maclay, a character played by Amber Benson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tara (Xena), a character in Xena: Warrior Princess Tara, plantation home of Scarlett O'Hara, in the book and film Gone with the Wind The Androids of Tara, a Doctor Who serial (in which Tara is the name of a planet) Tara, a realm in the online game BattleMaster Tara (more properly tārā), an unofficial money unit in Tahiti, see CFP franc Tara (Northern Ireland), a loyalist group in Northern Ireland Tara, a remixer in the Gescom music collective on their 1998 EP That Tara Lipinski, Olympic Gold Metalist Figure Skater Tara Daniel, 2005 Drum Major for the Bands Of America Honor Band in the 2005 Tournament of Roses Parade Tara, a character in Spyro The Year of The Dragon game Tara (Israel), a co-operative in Israel specializing in milk and dairy products.