Ralahine
Co-operative commune in County Clare, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ralahine (Irish: Ráth Fhlaithín)[1] is a townland of County Clare, it is best known for its experiment in communism in 1831.[2]
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Coordinates: 52.7482°N 8.8407°W / 52.7482; -8.8407 | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Clare |
Founded | November 1831 (1831-11) |
Dissolved | November 1833 (1833 -11) |
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• Type | Commune |
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The Ralahine Commune was a cooperative society and commune founded in 1831 on the estate of John Scott Vandeleur at Ralahine, Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland. In an attempt to keep his tenants away from secret societies like the "Ribbonmen", he brought a socialist named Edward Thomas Craig from Manchester, England to advise him on the establishment of the commune, which came into existence on 7 November 1831.[3]