CON MÓR, The Giant visits Galway

CON MÓR, The Giant visits Macnas HQ.

This Halloween saw Macnas up to something very big and very different.

Fisheries Field, Galway was the location for a visit from CON MÓR, The Giant whose arrival at Macnas HQ on the banks of the River Corrib thrilled audiences young and old across two days and landed him on the front page of the Irish Times.

Inventors and explorers from all over the world were baffled by evidence of an ancient giant living underneath the Macnas workshop at Fisheries Field in Galway city. Professor Marjorie Morrigan, an expert Giants & Where They Come From, said – “This giant seems to have been here for centuries. There is a very large iron nose, so big and rusty,  you could park a car in one of the nostrils.”

Professor Marjorie Morrigan confirmed that this big fella belongs to the legendary Tuatha De Danann tribe. His name is Con Mór and he comes from an ancient Island of Giants off the coast of Connaught. Con Mór was so famous across Ireland for his love of birds and nature, his friends used to call him The Bird King!  To help welcome Con to Fisheries Field, Macnas  asked children (and grown ups) to make, find or bring a feather to Macnas over the Halloween Bank Holiday Weekend, along with their message of hope and give it to Con Mór.

CON MÓR, The Giant was brought to life by an extraordinary team of artists.

Photography Emilija Jefremova

CON MÓR, The Giant will embark on a series of visits to sites around the country, starting in Spring 2023. More info coming soon!