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Thu 11 Nov 2002Mourners urged not to hide feelingsMourners attending the funeral in Bunclody, Co Wexford, of one of the five young men drowned in the River Slaney in recent days, were urged by their parish priest not to bottle feelings up but to share them with someone.The plea was made by Father A.G. Jones, who told the family and friends of the 21-year-old man who fell into the river at Bunclody on Sunday night, that the victim did not realise the pain and suffering his death would cause or the questions it would pose.