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|settlement_type = Suburb |name = Leopardstown |other_name = {{Pad top italic|Baile na Lobhar}} |image_skyline = LepRacecourse.JPG |image_caption = The stand at Leopardstown Racecourse |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |coordinates = {{coord|53.270|-6.205|dim:100000_region:IE|display=inline,title}} |blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info_sec1 = {{iem4ibx|O202259}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Leinster |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |unit_pref = Metric |elevation_m = 93 |postal_code_type = Eircode (Routing Key) |postal_code = D18 |population_as_of = 2006 |population = 2,067 |population_footnotes = [1] }} Leopardstown {{irish place name|Baile na Lobhar|Town of the Lepers}} is a village in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, County Dublin, Ireland, located at the foot of the Dublin Mountains. A residential suburb in the east of the greater Dublin area, it is divided by the course of the M50 motorway, and adjoins the neighbouring areas of Sandyford, Stepaside, Ballyogan, Foxrock and Stillorgan. Etymology and historyLeopardstown comes from Baile na Lobhar which means "Town of the Lepers" and arose because in the middle ages people with leprosy were kept outside the city to avoid infection Leprosy was common in Dublin in medieval times and in the 14th Century a leper hospital was built near St Stephen's Green. It was later moved out to the Dublin mountains - the area where it was sited became known as 'Leopardstown'. Places of interestPlaces of interest in Leopardstown village include Glencairn House (the residence of the British Ambassador to Ireland), Leopardstown Park Hospital, and Burton Hall, childhood home of Hollywood actress Kathleen Ryan. SportsThe area is home to the famous Leopardstown Racecourse, the second most important racecourse{{cn|date=December 2018}} in Ireland after the Curragh, as well as the Kilmacud Crokes' Hurling pitch at Silverpark. CultureLeopardstown gets a mention in the movie Spy Kids, in which a road sign for Baile an Liopaird is seen outside Machete's shop.[2] The Bob Geldof song The House At The Top Of The World includes the lyric "Soon I'd come to the Leopardstown dual carriageway...I don't remember a town being there and I never saw no leopards." TransportLeopardstown is served by Luas Green Line stops: Central Park, Glencairn, The Gallops, Leopardstown Valley and Ballyogan Wood. Dublin Bus routes 44, 47, 63, 114 and 118 serve Leopardstown. Aircoach route 700 links Leopardstown with Dublin Airport. References1. ^{{cite web|title=Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area |work=Central Statistics Office Census 2006 Reports |publisher=Central Statistics Office Ireland |date=April 2007 |url=http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=4 June 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074609/http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_volume_1_pop_classified_by_area.pdf |archivedate=7 June 2011 |df= }} {{Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown}}{{Dublin residential areas}}2. ^[https://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0227538/trivia Spy Kids] IMDB. Retrieved on 01-03-08. 4 : Places in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown|Luas Green Line stops in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown|Leopardstown|Towns and villages in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown |
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