Recess (

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: ''Sraith Saileach'' or ''Sraith Salach'') is a village in County Galway,

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. Its official name is in

, ''Sraith Saileach'', and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the last Secretary General of the

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, who lived there following his retirement until his death in 1959.

Transport

Recess railway station was on the Galway-

Clifden Clifden (, meaning "stepping stones") is a coastal town in County Galway, Ireland, in the region of Connemara, located on the Owenglin River where it flows into Clifden Bay. As the largest town in the region, it is often referred to as "the Capi ...

line of the

Midland Great Western Railway The Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) was the third largest Irish gauge () railway company in Ireland. It was incorporated in 1845 and absorbed into the Great Southern Railways in 1924. At its peak the MGWR had a network of , making it Irelan ...

. The line opened on 1 July 1895 and was closed on 29 April 1935. The railway owned a hotel at Recess which on 13 October 1922 was burned down by Republicans (together with nearby Glendalough House) to prevent the National troops from using them as billets.

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The name 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.

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Recess at Connemara Ireland
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