English Explanatory Dictionary

Leopardstown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025).

Word forms

Leopardstown

Etymology

From Irish Baile na Lobhar, town of the lepers. This later became Leperstown, which was corrupted to Leopardstown, erasing the leper connection.

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