02487cam a22003853u 4500 60846 UtSlPG 20260610134413.0 m cr n 260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Hopf, Alice L. (Alice Lightner), 1904-1988 A Great Day for the Irish Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2019 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1960 Release date is 2019-12-04 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Great Day for the Irish" by A. M. Lightner is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores themes of quarantine, environmental challenges, and human interactions in a futuristic setting. The plot primarily revolves around the character Bridget Kelly, an entomologist, as she travels to New Eden, a newly developed planet, and confronts the delicate balance of its ecosystem. The story begins with Bridget arriving on the spaceship heading to New Eden, where she is determined to protect the planet from harmful insects. During her journey, she meets Patch Maguire, a charming plant grower, and they quickly develop a connection. As the story progresses, Bridget discovers that Maguire has secretly brought shamrocks with him, which harbor dangerous nematodes. When a plague threatens the agricultural viability of New Eden, Bridget realizes that the nematodes are actually essential for restoring the planet's fertility. Ultimately, the duo collaborates to save New Eden, blending scientific knowledge with agricultural practices, culminating in a celebration of Irish heritage by renaming the planet New Ireland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Space colonies -- Fiction Space travelers -- Fiction Entomologists -- Fiction Plant parasites -- Fiction Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1960 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60846 101672 101672