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Ralahine

1830s in Ireland1831 establishments in Ireland1833 disestablishmentsCommunesCommunism in Ireland
Cooperatives in the Republic of IrelandHistory of County ClareIntentional communities in IrelandPlanned communities in the Republic of IrelandUtopian communities

Ralahine (Irish, Ráth Fhlaithín) is a townland of County Clare, it is best known for its historic and extraordinary experiment in communism in 1831, long before communism, as we have come to know it, became a reality. The Ralahine Commune was a cooperative society and commune founded in 1831 on the estate of John 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 England to advise him on the establishment of the commune, which came into existence on 7 November 1831.

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