St Patrick thought to be Banwen born

A. WELSH historian believes he has pinned down the exact birthplace of St Patrick, Ireland's patron saint.
Chris Evans, author of several books on local history, thinks the saint may have been born at Banwen, just north of Neath in the Dulsie Valley. South Wales.
After careful study of writings attributed to St Patrick, the 72year-old historian has narrowed down the possiblities and according to his new theory, St Patrick's birthplace was a small farm in the picturesque valley known as Tavern-y-Banwen.
The saint, born around 387 AD, is legendary today for supposedly casting out all the snakes in Ireland. Traditionally, he comes from South Wales and, as a young man, captured by Irish sea raiders but managed to escape.
He later returned to Ireland with a mission to Christianise the country.
Among his alleged writings is a description of his birthplace, and Mr Evans believes this tallies with the Welsh valley.
St Patrick's father owned a smallholding of about 16 acres near a Roman settlement, probably near the set. ,nent called Gael., close to Tavern-yBanwen.