Local Trivia
The battle gave the names to several local landmarks. 'The Bleeding Horse' public house, which stands at the corner of modern Upper Camden street, was established in 1649, when, after the Battle of Rathmines, a wounded horse wandered into a tavern. This made such an impression on the owner that he named his premises 'The Bleeding Horse'.
In addition, an area in the townland of Milltown was formerly known as the "Bloody Fields", where it is believed that some of the fleeing Royalist soldiers were overtaken by the Parliamentarian cavalry, killed and subsequently buried. At the time of Griffith's Valuation (15 February 1850), The Bloody Fields were the property of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, who left them to his stepson, William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple. They were subsequently built over, with the roads named in honour of Temple, Palmerston and Cowper.
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