Tara was a loyalist movement in Northern Ireland that espoused a brand of evangelical Protestantism. The term Ulster Loyalist is used to describe militant unionists from Northern Ireland. ... Motto:  (Latin for Who will separate us?)[1] Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Ulster Scots, Irish3, Northern Ireland Sign Language, Irish Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of... The word evangelicalism usually refers to religious practices and traditions which are found in conservative, almost always Protestant Christianity. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The group was first formed in 1966 by William McGrath from an independent Orange Lodge that he controlled. It was intended as an outlet for virulent anti-Catholicism, with accussations of British Israelism having been made. Infiltration of the Ulster Volunteer Force was undertaken and Roy Garland, a leading UVF man during the 1970s and now an author, was a member. As a movement Tara sought to establish a Protestant Northern Ireland in which law and order would be paramount and Catholicism would be outlawed. Tara viewed Catholics as being in a grand conspiracy with communism and felt that a conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism was inevitable. As a result members of Tara were expected to be proficient in weapon use and were encouraged to join the security forces. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Anti-Catholicism is discrimination, hostility or prejudice directed at Catholics or the Catholic Church, which can range in expression from individual hatred to institutionalized, violent persecution. ... British Israelism (sometimes called Anglo-Israelism) is a complex set of theories, not necessarily compatible with each other, that have in common the idea that some ancient British people and/or royal lineages were direct lineal descendants of Lost Tribes of Israel. ... The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) are a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

Tara failed to attract much interest as its ideas were too esoteric for most loyalists. McGrath and his deputy John McKeague (also a leading member of the Red Hand Commandos) were both members of the Free Presbyterian Church, although the influence of Tara did not spread far beyond sections of this church. A 1981 arms find damaged the group whilst McGrath had already been caught up in the Kincora House scandal [1]. The movement faded soon afterwards. John McKeague (died 29 January 1982) was an Ulster Loyalist figure. ... Wall mural in Ulster The Red Hand Commando are a Northern Ireland loyalist paramilitary (terrorist) group with links to the Ulster Volunteer Force. ... The Free Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination founded and moderated by the cleric and politician, Ian Paisley¹. Most of its membership live in Ulster. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kincora boys home was a childrens home in Belfast that was the scene of a notorious child sex abuse scandal. ...

External link

• Tara's 1973 declaration