ST MARY'S CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCH - ALL KERBING PROHIBITED BY ORDER

ST MARY'S CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCH

ST MARY'S CHURCH OF IRELAND CHURCH - MY FIRST EVER VISIT

The church in my photographs was built in 1846, however the land it sits on a religious site going back to 500 AD.

The cemetery has graves dating back to the 1600s.

I visited this churchyard twice in two days as I wanted to compare two camera body-lens combinations. This session I used a Sony A7RIV with a Sony 28-135 lens [an expensive lens] and the following day I used a Canon 1Ds MkIII with a Sigma 24-105mm lens [the Canon body is very old but the lens is new]. Other than the fact that the Sony 28-135 lens is very heavy I have decided that the Sony combination is my preferred option however the Canon was better than I had expected and I like using it even though I only have three suitable lenses.


On arrival I was surprised to see the following notice: "all kerbing, temporary or permanent is prohibited by order". It caught my attention because I did not understand what the word "kerbing" means in the context of a churchyard or graveyard. [Note: if you examine my images you will see many examples of kerbing]
ALL KERBING PROHIBITED BY ORDER
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