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Killanena is a townland and formerly a District Electoral Division in County Clare, Ireland, in the Catholic parish of Killanena and Flagmount.LocationKillanena lies beside Lough Graney, which covers about. At 5by 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 Gaelic, 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.TownlandsAs 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.ParishA 1942 description of the parish of Killanena placed it in the Tulla barony adjoined the parish of Feakle and about 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. Today the parish of Killanena and Flagmount is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. There are two parish churches, St Mary's in Flagmount and St Mary's in Killanena.