Spá Elaíne Ruins, also, "Spa Ilen" origin 1350 AD and previous for the River Ilen nearby) abode (home of) Elaine" or "Elaine abides with us", medieval hamlet circa 1350 AD and prior in what is now County Cork, Ireland. It was located on the River Ilen which still runs through the most southern region of Munster and reaches the sea at Baltimore. The town of "Skibbereen" (Irish: An Sciobairín), was established on the site in the mid-1600s and is now a flourishing community long after the scourge of the Black Death (circa 1350 AD) decimated the region. Even so, Skibbereen has grown and vitalized the region. 300 years after the Black Death, once again the region was plagued with unprecedented famine, a time referred to as 'an Gorta Mór' (The Great Hunger'. It is probable that some 8,000-10,000 victims of 'The Great Famine' are buried in the Famine Burial Pits of Abbeystrewery Cemetery.
SEE: "Skibbereen", .
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