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Sat 11 Nov 2002Rueful Dublin residents see homes ravaged by floodwaterPaddy Oglesby had an overnight bag packed by his front door yesterday. But he hoped he wouldn't have to use it. "I'll go if needs be, but I'd rather stay. You don't want to walk out if you can help save your house," he said.Like other homes on Dublin's Clonliffe Road, his was accessed by stepping over a heap of muddied sandbags. "They stop a certain amount of dirt, but not the water. That just seeps through."