The story
From Irish Baile na Lobhar, town of the lepers. This later became Leperstown, which was corrupted to Leopardstown, erasing the leper connection.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leopardstown
Today it means: A southern suburb of Dublin in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, well known for its racecourse (Irish grid ref O 2025). Full definition →