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Thu 11 Nov 2002Murdered priest mourned in home villageThe work done for the young and homeless by Father Declan Collins (41), who was murdered in Johannesburg, South Africa, nearly two weeks ago, was outlined at his funeral Mass yesterday.The priest grew up at Baltray, outside Drogheda, and hundreds of mourners paid their last respects in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Termonfeckin.