They certainly didn't pull any punches in the old days.
This tombstone in the graveyard at St Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda, is believed to date back to the first quarter of the 16th century.
It's what's known as a “cadaver stone” taken from the tomb of Sir Edmond Goldyng and his wife Elizabeth Fleming.
It is built into the churchyard wall and shows two cadavers enclosed in shrouds which have been partially opened to show the remains of the occupants of the tomb.