Killanena
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Killanena
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Cill an Aonaigh}}
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|settlement_type = Townland
|image_skyline = Lough Graney from Black Island - geograph.org.uk - 212483.jpg
|image_caption = Lough Graney from Black Island
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|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Munster
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Clare
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Killanena ({{Irish place name|Cill an Aonaigh|church of the fair}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/7877 | title = Cill an Aonaigh/Killanena | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 23 October 2021}} is a townland and formerly a district electoral division (DED) in County Clare, Ireland, in the Catholic parish of Killanena.
Location
Killanena lies beside Lough Graney, which covers about {{convert|1000|acre}}. At {{convert|5|by|.5|km}} it is the largest lake in East Clare after Lough Derg.
The lake is well known for its coarse fishery, with pike, perch, bream, rudd and eel.
The lake is the home or resting place for water-fowl and wading birds that include whooper swan, great crested grebe, grey heron and greater white-fronted goose.
The village of Flagmount overlooks the lake. It is called Leacain an Éadain in Irish, or "the slope of the (hill)brow".
The poet Brian Merriman was a local hedge-school master. There is a commemorative stone to him at Bunshoon Bridge between Flagmount and Caher.{{cite web|url=http://killanenaflagmount.org/?page_id=30|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140331222404/http://killanenaflagmount.org/?page_id=30|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-31|access-date=2014-03-31|title=Lough Graney Community}}
Townlands
As of 1901 the Killanena DED included the townlands of Acres, Corbehagh, Derreendooagh, Derrycarran, Derryfadda, Derrynaveagh, Dooglaun, Doorus East, Doorus West, Gortaveha, Gortnamuinga, Islandmore, Killanena, Knockanena, Knockatunna, Knocknageeha, Knocknahannee, Lannaght, Pollaghanumera, Reanahumana, Scalp and Spaightspark.{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/1901census/1901_clare_census_killanena_ded.htm|title=1901 Census of Clare|chapter=District Electoral Division (DED) - Killanena|publisher=Clare County Library}}
Parish
A 1942 description of the parish of Killanena placed it in the Tulla barony adjoined the parish of Feakle and about {{convert|10|mi}} from Gort. There was no village, but about four shops. Although it did not have electricity, gas or public water or sewage supply at the time, it had plentiful fine wells.{{cite web|url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/ita_survey_1942/killanena.htm
|title=Barony of: Tulla, Parish: Killanena|work=I.T.A. Topographical and General Survey 1942/3|access-date=2014-03-31}}
The parish of Killanena is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. There are two parish churches, St Mary's in Flagmount and St Mary's in Killanena.{{cite web|url=http://www.killaloediocese.ie/parish/killanena-and-flagmount/church.html|title=Killanena and Flagmount|access-date=2014-03-31|publisher=Diocese of Killaloe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075356/http://www.killaloediocese.ie/parish/killanena-and-flagmount/church.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}