The world renowned masters of visual storytelling invite one and all to come down to Macnas HQ at Fisheries Field, Galway to see CON MÓR, The Giant emerge for the first time on the banks of the River Corrib, for 48 hours only, on Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th October 2022.
Inventors and explorers from all over the world are baffled by new evidence of an ancient giant living underneath the Macnas workshop at Fisheries Field in Galway city. Macnas called on Marjorie Morrigan, an expert on Giants & Where They Come From for her assistance. Ms. Morrigan went on to identify this big fella as CON MÓR who originates from an ancient Island of Giants off the coast of Connaught. Belonging to the legendary Tuatha Dé Danann tribe CON MÓR was so famous across Ireland for his love of birds and nature, his friends used to call him The Bird King!
Noeline Kavanagh, Artistic Director said "Con Mór celebrates the Macnas tradition of conjuring Giants into being... who can ever forget Gulliver on the beach?! This year we are inviting the public to see Con Mór at Fisheries Field, our home in the centre of Galway, where he will be for 48 hours only. It's a rave, it's a pilgrimage, it's the bank holiday weekend! Pop up performances on site across the two days. Bring your feathers, your messages of hope and your wellies and we'll see you there!
For fans, devotees and lovers of another great Macnas tradition, The Halloween Parade, Macnas will reclaim the streets of Galway next year, October 2023. And we can’t wait!"
As CON MÓR loves birds and nature, to help welcome him to Galway, Macnas is asking kids to make or find a feather - with a message of hope for the future – and deliver it to CON MÓR at Macnas over the Halloween Bank Holiday Weekend.
