Ralahine
1830s in Ireland1831 establishments in Ireland1833 disestablishmentsCommunesCommunism in Ireland ... and 5 more
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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