Leopardstown

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Suburb of Dublin, Ireland

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::summary Suburb of Dublin, Ireland ::

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Field	Value
settlement_type	Suburb
name	Leopardstown
other_name
image_skyline	LepRacecourse.JPG
image_caption	The stand at Leopardstown Racecourse
pushpin_map	Dublin#Ireland
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Dublin
coordinates
blank_name_sec1	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info_sec1
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
population_as_of	2006
population_total	2,067
population_footnotes
timezone1	WET
utc_offset1	+0
timezone1_DST	IST (WEST)
utc_offset1_DST	+1
area_code_type	Telephone area code
area_code	+353(0)1
postal_code_type	Eircode routing key
postal_code	D18
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Leopardstown (), historically called Ballinlore, is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. With institutional lands and a large racecourse, it is divided by the M50 motorway, and adjoins Sandyford, Stepaside, Ballyogan, Carrickmines, Foxrock and Stillorgan.

Etymology and history

Leprosy was common in Dublin in the medieval period and in the 14th century St Stephen's Leper Hospital was built near St Stephen's Green. It was later moved out to the foothills of the Dublin Mountains to avoid infection spreading in the city. The area became known as Baile na Lobhar, "town of the lepers". This was anglicized as 'Ballinlore' and translated into English as 'Leperstown', eventually being corrupted to 'Leopardstown'.

Places of interest

Places of interest in Leopardstown include Glencairn House (the residence of the British Ambassador to Ireland), Leopardstown Park Hospital, and Burton Hall, the childhood home of Hollywood actress Kathleen Ryan.

Sports

The area is home to Leopardstown Racecourse, one of Ireland's main racecourses, along with the Curragh, as well as the Kilmacud Crokes' hurling pitch at Silverpark.

Culture

Leopardstown is mentioned in the feature film Spy Kids, a road sign for Baile an Liopaird being seen outside Machete's shop. 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."

Transport

Rail

Leopardstown was formerly served by the Harcourt Street railway line from Dublin to Bray, with Foxrock serving as the nearest station. It served the nearby Leopardstown Racecourse until the line was closed in January 1959.

Today Leopardstown is served by four Luas Green Line stops: Central Park, Glencairn, The Gallops and Leopardstown Valley.

Bus

Dublin Bus routes 44, 47 and 118 and Go-Ahead Ireland routes S8 and 114 serve Leopardstown. Aircoach route 700 links Leopardstown with Dublin Airport.

References

(April 2007). "Census 2006 – Volume 1 – Population Classified by Area". [[Central Statistics Office (Ireland).
"Baile na Lobhar/Leopardstown".
[https://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0227538/trivia Spy Kids]{{Dead link. (August 2025)
"Foxrock station". Railscot – Irish Railways.

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