High Sheriff of County Galway his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in a county. In Galway the office of High Sheriff was established when Connacht was shired around 1569 and ceased to exist with the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. High Sheriff of County Galway The High Sheriff of County Galway was the Sovereign's judicial representative in County Galway. Initially an office for lifetime, assigned by the Sovereign, the High Sheriff became annually appointed from the Provisions of Oxford in 1258. Besides his judicial importance, he had ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. The first (High)
Recess, County Galway Saileach meaning Sally tree. The name stone on entering the village is incorrectly spelled which gives another meaning. Recess, County Galway 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. Recess railway station was on the Galway-Clifden line of the Midland Great Western Railway. The line opened on 1 July 1895