By Kevin Coughlin -

Saturday’s Morris County St. Patrick’s Parade was cancelled, along with virtually everything else within a 3,000-mile radius of South Street.

But no virus was going to stop these Morristown revelers, who included the Police Pipes and Drums of Morris County and past parade grand marshals at a shoulder-to-shoulder party complete with the customary green fire truck, food and libations, and Ireland’s Greatest Hits, performed with gusto by a pumped-up rock band.

Video: The Police Pipes & Drums of Morris County:

“No parade is cancelled till we say it is!” joked a piper named Jason, from the Police Pipes and Drums.

Video by Marion Filler for MorristownGreen.com, March 14, 2020:

“It’s unfortunate the parade was cancelled, but I get it,” said a young dad, who declined to give his name. He and his wife were preparing to take their 20-month-old daughter to the festivities behind a law office on Maple Avenue.

When asked if he was concerned about exposure to the coronavirus at the gathering, the dad smiled.

“It’s outside,” he said.

Correspondent Marion Filler contributed to this report.

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