Recess (
Irish: ''Sraith Saileach'' or ''Sraith Salach'') is a village in
County Galway
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Ireland. Its official name is in
Irish, ''Sraith Saileach'', and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was
Seán Lester
Seán Lester (28 September 1888 – 13 June 1959) was an Irish diplomat who was the last secretary-general of the League of Nations from 31 August 1940 to 18 April 1946.
Early life
He was born in County Antrim, the son of a Protestant grocer. A ...
, 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. 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.
Name
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.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
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Lissoughter
Lissoughter () at , does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of ranks it as a Marilyn.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Colli ...
References
External links
Recess at Connemara Ireland
Towns and villages in County Galway
Gaeltacht places in County Galway
Gaeltacht towns and villages
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