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# the worst day

All time

18 people having a really, REALLY bad day

The worst day there is.

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Nov 28th 2015, 11:00 AM

Check out this remarkable Pathé footage of the Great North Strand Floods of 1954

The Tolka reached ceiling height, and even swept away a railway bridge as the waters continued to rage.

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Dec 13th 2014, 10:30 AM