Leopardstown is a suburban district in Dublin 18, Ireland at the foot of the Dublin mountains. A residential suburb of the greater Dublin area, it is divided by the 'South Eastern Motorway' (SEM) section of the M50 motorway and adjoins the neighbouring areas of Sandyford, Stepaside, Ballyogan, Foxrock and Stillorgan. Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Locations As a general rule, even numbered postal districts are on the southside, while odd numbered districts are on the northside. ... The Wicklow Mountains are a range of mountains in the south-east of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The M50 motorway is a motorway and National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. ... Motorway symbol in UK, France and Ireland. ... Sandyford (Irish: Áth an Ghainimh), Dublin, Ireland, formerly a village, is now part of the conurbation of Greater Dublin, in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. ... Foxrock (Carraig an tSionnaigh in Irish) is a suburb, formerly a separate village, in Dublin, Ireland, in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, in postal district Dublin 18. ... Stillorgan (Stigh Lorgan in Irish), formerly a town in its own right, is an area of Dublin city in Ireland, in south County Dublin. ...

Leopardstown Road, Dublin

It is home to the famous Leopardstown Racecourse, second most important racecourse in Ireland after The Curragh and is also the home of Kilmacud Crokes' Hurling pitch at Silverpark. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 437 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 437 KB) Other versions Originally from en. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... // Heading for the start with Wicklow Mountains in background Leopardstown Racecourse ( ) is one of Europes premier racing venues. ... // Formation Kilmacud Crokes are a large G.A.A. club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. ... The counties of Ireland, coloured by dominant sport. ...

The district has experienced rapid development in recent years and this has led to dramatic increases in property values. The value of a typical 3-bedroom semi-detached house with approximately 1,000 square-feet of floor space has quadrupled in the period 1997 to 2005. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 Holywood actress, Kathleen Ryan and her brother, John Ryan, artist and man of letters. Glencairn House is the official residence of the British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland. ... Kathleen Ryan (8 September 1922-11 December 1985) was an Irish actress. ...

Leopardstown gets a mention in the movie Spy Kids, in which a roadsign for "Baile an Liopaird" is seen outside Machete's shop. More details from IMDB at http://poll.imdb.com/title/tt0227538/trivia.

External links

• Map of Leopardstown
• Leopardstown Racecourse
• Leopardstown Lions
• Leopardstown Tennis Club
• Leopardstown Park Hospital

Coordinates: 53°16′N 6°12′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...