{"product_id":"tom-ryans-shoes-the-legend-of-the-banshee-castle-paperback","title":"Tom Ryan's Shoes: The Legend of the Banshee Castle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas A. Keenan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOwen Gent\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eEva Maria Dietrich Carreño\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn famine-stricken 19th-century Ireland, young Tom Ryan leaves Ballyhooly with his cousin Frank and a pig, setting out across the Galtee Mountains toward the promise of opportunity in Tipperary. What begins as a practical journey soon becomes a passage through a country unraveling under the weight of hunger, eviction, violence, and despair. Starving families line the roads; ruthless land agents enforce brutal order. Soup kitchens trade food for faith, as secret societies lurk in the shadows. And always nearby is an old seer known only as \u003cem\u003eThe Hag, \u003c\/em\u003ea figure steeped in Celtic folklore and Irish mythology, who dispenses cryptic wisdom, demands small services, and intervenes in destinies with unsettling precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs famine, faith, and fate collide, Tom must decide what kind of man he will become in a world where survival often comes at a moral cost. With each mile, he confronts questions of loyalty, identity, land, love, and the fragile line between the natural and the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTom Ryan's Shoes: The Legend of the Banshee Castle\u003c\/em\u003e is Irish historical fiction infused with Celtic legend, magical realism, and mythic storytelling. Rich in atmosphere and grounded in the history of Ireland's Great Famine, this coming-of-age adventure blends folklore, literary depth, dark humor, and historical drama into a powerful tale of resilience and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102301982943,"sku":"9798995169192","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Lh-6U5Bg7Q9798995169192.webp?v=1781764816","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/tom-ryans-shoes-the-legend-of-the-banshee-castle-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}