Project Gutenberg 2007-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 115 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Bernklau BERNKLAU Attention Saint Patrick Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, January, 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Attention Saint Patrick" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. Set on an alien colony named Eire, reminiscent of Ireland in its cultural essence and folklore, the story revolves around the challenges faced by an Earth colony struggling to survive due to an infestation of troublesome creatures called dinies. The work draws on themes of mythology, cultural identity, and the significance of divine intervention through the lens of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who is humorously presented as a character with godlike influence over the planet and its inhabitants. The narrative unfolds as President O'Hanrahan navigates the pressures of governmental oversight and environmental crises, particularly the devastating impact of dinies on the colony's economy and food supply. Tension rises with the arrival of Sean O'Donohue, an influential committee chairman from Earth who is skeptical of the colony's progress and threatens to withdraw essential support. As chaos ensues with the emergence of black snakes, which have been inadvertently introduced to control the diny population, the story crescendos into a comedic clash of cultures and ideologies. A young woman named Moira O'Donohue's discovery of a biological solution to their diny problem provides hope, ultimately showcasing ingenuity and adaptability in the face of absurd challenges, while prompting a humorous re-evaluation of myth and tradition within the fragile dynamics of colonial existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 71891 2025-07-10T03:38:30.795622 text/html 68795 2007-11-10T15:10:28 text/html 311635 2025-07-10T03:38:35.753598 application/epub+zip 310370 2025-07-10T03:38:33.496616 application/epub+zip 93669 2025-07-10T03:38:32.428586 application/epub+zip 429079 2025-07-10T03:38:37.374573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423008 2025-07-10T03:38:35.095597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173824 2022-08-11T04:59:47.318942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64829 2025-07-10T03:38:30.481621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64748 2007-11-10T15:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1089739 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 74098 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 67242 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 73137 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 72652 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 71621 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 77765 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 73932 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 70356 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 1794466 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 81779 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 66543 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 68694 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 67400 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 72826 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 69522 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 68658 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 76341 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 70535 2007-06-27T16:05:56 application/octet-stream 20441 2025-07-10T03:38:37.504562 application/rdf+xml 14585 2025-07-10T03:38:32.909581 image/jpeg 3907 2025-07-10T03:38:32.667587 image/jpeg 198075 2007-11-10T15:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 25209 2007-11-10T15:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 273109 2025-07-10T03:38:30.808645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia