Leopardstown
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Leopardstown (Irish: Baile an Lobhair, meaning Town of the Lepers) is a district in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland, located at the foot of the Dublin Mountains. A residential suburb 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.
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[edit] 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, childhood home of Hollywood actress Kathleen Ryan.
[edit] Sports
The area is home to the famous Leopardstown Racecourse, second most important racecourse in Ireland after the Curragh, as well as the Kilmacud Crokes' Hurling pitch at Silverpark.
[edit] Culture
Leopardstown gets a mention in the movie Spy Kids, in which a road sign for Baile an Liopaird is seen outside Machete's shop.[1]
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