Recess, County Galway

Recess
Sraith Saileach
Town
Recess

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°27′56″N 9°43′25″W / 53.4655°N 9.7236°W / 53.4655; -9.7236Coordinates: 53°27′56″N 9°43′25″W / 53.4655°N 9.7236°W / 53.4655; -9.7236
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Galway
Elevation 63 m (207 ft)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference L853477

Recess (Irish: Sraith Saileach or Sraith Salach ) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Its official name is in Irish, Sraith Saileach, and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, who lived there following his retirement until his death in 1959.

Transport

Recess railway station was on the Galway-Clifden line of the Midland Great Western Railway. The line opened on 1 July 1895 and was closed on 29 April 1935.[1]

The word in the Irish language is Sruth meaning stream and Saileach meaning Sally tree. The name stone on entering the village is incorrectly spelled which gives another meaning.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Recess station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-11-23.


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