placenamesRecess
Sraith Salach
Recess is a population centre in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationRecess53.46969° N · 9.71695° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Sraith Salach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Recess · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Moyrus
- Within
- Lissoughter
- Coordinates
- 53.46969, -9.71695 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 131024 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Recess. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.