Attention Saint Patrick

"Attention Saint Patrick" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction story that takes place on Eire, an Earth colony mirroring Ireland in its culture and mythology, where colonists face a serious problem: an infestation of dinies that are wrecking the place. The narrative follows President O'Hanrahan, who is juggling demands from Earth and a local environmental crisis, while Sean O'Donohue, a skeptical committee chairman, arrives with the power to shut the colony down. Things get even wilder when black snakes, meant to control the dinies, only make matters worse, and the chaos leads to clashes in culture. All hope comes down to pure luck as a young woman named Moira O'Donohue finds a way to control the dinies, blending humor, myth, and sci-fi in a tale of survival.