Conan Mac Morna
A figure in the Ossianic cycle of Irish legend, described as
scoffing and deriding all that was high and noble. One day
while hunting, he and other Fians entered a magnificent palace
that they found empty, and began to feast. It soon became apparent,
however, that the palace was enchanted, and the walls
shrank to the size of a foxs hole. Conan seemed to be unaware
of the danger and continued to eat, but two of the Fians pulled
him off his chair, to which some of his skin stuck. A black sheepskin
was placed on his back to soothe the pain. The
