▁associated ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁period , ▁ ▁as ▁Man ann an ▁is ▁also ▁named ▁king ▁of ▁Mag ▁M ell , ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁figure ▁in ▁ ▁( 1 7 th ▁century ) ▁is ▁in ▁turn ▁identified ▁with ▁Man ann an . ▁▁ ▁is ▁the ▁original ▁C elt ic ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Bad ac son y ▁wine ▁region ▁in ▁Hung ary . ▁The ▁name ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 0 BC ▁but ▁is ▁likely ▁much ▁older ▁. ▁Over ▁the ▁centuries ▁the ▁name ▁has ▁evol ved ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁Bad ach ▁to ▁its ▁modern ▁name ▁Bad ac son y . ▁ ▁In ▁G ael ic ▁fol kl ore ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁G ael ic ▁( Sc ott ish ▁and ▁Irish ) ▁fol kl ore , ▁the ▁ ▁or ▁" old ▁man " ▁becomes ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁bug b ear , ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁being ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁devil . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁( 1 6 th ▁or ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ) ▁tale ▁, ▁the ▁ ▁is ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁. ▁This ▁identification ▁inspired ▁Lady ▁Gregory ' s ▁tale ▁" Man ann an ▁at ▁Play " ▁( G ods ▁and ▁Fight ing ▁Men , ▁ 1 9 0 4 ), ▁where ▁Man ann an ▁makes ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁dis gu ise ▁as ▁" a ▁c low n ▁... ▁old ▁strip ed ▁clothes ▁he ▁had , ▁and ▁p ud d le ▁water ▁spl ash ing ▁in ▁his ▁sho es , ▁and ▁his ▁sword ▁stick ing ▁out ▁n