Recess, County Galway

Recess
Sraith Saileach
Village
Leam West, Recess
Leam West, Recess
Recess is located in Ireland
Recess
Recess
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°28′01″N 9°44′17″W / 53.467°N 9.738°W / 53.467; -9.738
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceL853477

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; another was Pádraig MacKernan, a noted Irish diplomat who owned a home at the nearby Lough Athry.