5-651: Nord Anglia International School Dublin is a private international school that serves primary and secondary students. The school opened in 2018 and is located in the Leopardstown suburb of Dublin in Ireland. It is privately funded by fees (the highest in Ireland) and thus not overseen by the Department of Education . The school building is 8,175 square metres, set on a 2.43-hectare (6.0-acre) campus. In 2018,
10-626: A large racecourse, it is divided by the M50 motorway , and adjoins Sandyford , Stepaside , Ballyogan , Carrickmines , Foxrock and Stillorgan . 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
15-608: The Curragh , as well as the Kilmacud Crokes ' hurling pitch at Silverpark. 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." Leopardstown
20-528: The lepers". This was anglicized as 'Ballinlore' and translated into English as 'Leperstown', eventually being corrupted to 'Leopardstown'. 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 . The area is home to Leopardstown Racecourse , one of Ireland's main racecourses , along with
25-468: The school was Ireland's most expensive school ever. This Ireland school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Leopardstown Leopardstown ( Irish : Baile na Lobhar , meaning 'town of the lepers '), historically called Ballinlore , is a suburb of Dublin , Ireland , at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains . With institutional lands and
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