fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ kˈʌntɹiwˈaɪd stˈoːɹm ɪn ˈɜːli dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ðə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈɑːlkə bˈɜːst ɪts bˈæŋks ænd flˈʌdᵻd pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ stɹˈænd.
Following a country-wide storm in early December 1954, the River Tolka burst its banks and flooded parts of the North Strand.