| Lough Graney | |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Location: | County Clare, Ireland |
| Coords: | 52.9831°N -8.6632°W |
| Outflow: | River Graney |
| Catchment: | River Shannon |
| Basin Countries: | Ireland |
| Area: | 3.7km2 |
| Elevation: | 49m (161feet) |
| Islands: | Green Island, Sand Island |
Lough Graney [1] is a lake in County Clare, Ireland.[2] The lake's outlet is the short River Graney, which flows through Lough O'Grady and past the town of Scarriff into the west side of Lough Derg.[3] [4]
Lough Graney is a site for fishing perch, ferox trout, roach and bream.[5]
The Lough has a place in the history of Irish literature. In 1780, local poet and hedge school master Brian Merriman set the beginning of his mock-Aisling poem Cúirt An Mheán Oíche ("The Midnight Court") along the shores of Lough Graney. A stone, which has been carved with the opening lines of the poem in Munster Irish, stands overlooking the site.[6]