as Irish as Paddy's pig

[GoodTaste]

Does "as Irish as Paddy's pig" mean "born as an Irish who loves taking part in festivals (the concellation of NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is okay because the coronavirus crisis will pass anyways)"?
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Caitlin Flanagan tweeted in replying to New York Daily News 10h
I'm as Irish as Paddy's pig, but this might quietly pass away for good.
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New York Daily News
@NYDailyNews
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NEW | NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is cancelled for the first time in 258 years over coronavirus fears ShamrockExpressionless face
https://nydailynews.com/news/politi...0200311-omcaxmjuczhcxcbkd3753tw6xe-story.html

 

[emsr2d2]

"Paddy" is a stereotypical Irish name (full name Patrick) and there is a standing joke that all Irishmen own a pig.

 

[GoodTaste]

No. It means "I'm as Irish as it is possible to be".

The problem for understanding is why this fact has anything to do with "but this might quietly pass away for good." The coronavirus doesn't recognise any one and any national border.

 

[SoothingDave]

I don't know what he is talking about from just the one sentence. I thought he was saying he didn't care if they ever have the parade again.

 

[GoesStation]

I guess he's contrasting his Irishness with the belief that the parade may never happen again. I only read tweets that surface elsewhere (here, for example), but I have the impression it's not unusual for them to lack logical consistency.

 

[emsr2d2]

Caitlin Flanagan is female.

She is also not as Irish as she claims. Her father's grandparents emigrated from Ireland to America.

That's Irish enough for many Americans to claim they're practically related to St Patrick!