Ralahine | |
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  Ralahine Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°44′54″N 8°50′27″W / 52.7482°N 8.8407°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Clare |
| Founded | November 1831 |
| Dissolved | November 1833 |
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| • Type | Commune |
Ralahine (Irish: Ráth Fhlaithín)[1] is a townland of County Clare, it is best known for its experiment in communism in 1831.[2]
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]
- ^ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann". Logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "The Ralahine Commune". Roundabout Shannon. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Clare County Library". www.clarelibrary.ie. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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