Recess is a village in County Galway

County Galway

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, Ireland

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. Its official name is in Irish

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

, Sraith Saileach, and translates as "stream of the willow tree".

Transport

• Recess railway station opened on 1 July 1895 and was closed on 29 April 1935.

The word in gaelic sruth means stream. From Collins Gem Irish Dictionary: Sraith: series; run; line; row; league; succession; (of wool, rope) ply; (of rooms, also MUS) suite. Also the name stone when you drive into Recess has the name in gaelic: Sraith Salach. From Collins Gem Dictionary: Salach adj dirty; grubby;

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland