Recess
Recess is a stream in County Galway, Connacht. Recess is situated nearby to the area Connemara, as well as near the locality Gowlan East.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lissoughter.
Lissoughter
Peak
Lissoughter or Lissoughter Hill is a prominent hill between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park of County Galway, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Recess.
Recess
Village
Recess 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…
Recess
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Recess River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.46667° or 53° 28′ northLongitude
-9.73333° or 9° 44′ westElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
9C5GF788+MMGeoNames ID
2961857
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Recess” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Sraith Salach”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Connemara and Gowlan East.
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Highlights include Derryclare Lough and Owengarve Lough.
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