What is recorded here

Death watched every baptism in Ballyarra because a broken headstone sits above the font. The triple arch displays a skull, coffin, bell and hourglass beside angels, forcing birth and ending to share one stone. Its Latin warning tells people life is short and death must be learned.

In St Nicholas' Catholic Church (CO045-051001-) in Bridebridge. Triple-arched top of headstone inserted over font at entrance bearing symbols of death: skull and crossbones over coffin, flanked by bell and hourglass; central arch inscribed CUMSITVITABREVIS DISCITO BENE MORI; side arches bear angels. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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