The title Earl of Granard was created in the Peerage of Ireland for Sir Arthur Forbes. Lord Granard had previously been created Viscount Granard and Baron Clanehugh.

The titles held with the earldom are: Viscount Granard (created 1675), Baron Clanehugh (1675) and Baron Granard (1806). The Barony of Granard was in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and enabled the Earls to sit in the House of Lords until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999.

Earls of Granard (1684)

• Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard (1623-1695)
• Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard (c. 1656-1734)
• George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard (1685-1765)
• George Forbes, 4th Earl of Granard (1710-1769)
• George Forbes, 5th Earl of Granard (1740-1780)
• George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard (1760-1837)
• George Arthur Hastings Forbes, 7th Earl of Granard (1833-1889)
• Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard (1874-1948)
• Arthur Patrick Hastings Forbes, 9th Earl of Granard (1915-1992)
• Peter Arthur Edward Hastings Forbes, 10th Earl of Granard (b. 1957)