Blathmac
Blathmac's poetry shows familarity with Scripture, patristic literature, and biblical apocrypha. It is especially interesting that it draws on the apocryphal Acts of Thomas as a source for some incidents in the life of Christ. His praise of Mary is framed within a description of Christ's life, teaching, miracles and Passion. His metaphors and motifs are drawn from contemporary Irish social, legal, and religious institutions: the poems provide a valuable insight into the Zeitgeist of the period.