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St.Patrick
I was told there was "evidence" that St.Patrick was from Banwen, so I started reading this article and found this link: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/arch_scot_vol_005/05_261_284.pdf. Whilst this is cited in the article, the article gives pretty conclusive evidence for his birthplace being in Strathclyde as suggested here: http://roman-britain.co.uk/nemthur.htm. Moreover, I had no idea what the "both names are from ... " sentence meant nor what the relavence of the language was as it appeared to be a simple similarity to the modern name. Nor is there anything to say how old this modern name is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.108.73.95 (talk) 00:09, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

No evidence for Ricus as the name of the Roman Fort
Since 2017 this page has suggested the Roman Fort at Banwen was called 'Ricus', with a source which is now vanished, and which at that point was itself an uncited selection of material about going to a St Patrick's day event there. The claim that it was called Ricus is now repeated on several 'historical walk' guides, with no source given, but more-than-likely taken from the wikipedia page. I can find no historical evidence for the name Ricus, and it is not in List of Roman place names in Britain. So until someone can offer more tangible evidence for the claim, I have removed it. Thanks, RobinLeicester (talk) 18:13, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The cited source webpage is archived here. (The page may be slow to load.) The corresponding homepage indicates that this was a self-published website, albeit one which had an academic approach. The name may be correct, but the source was weak so I am not pressing for the restoration of the statement. Verbcatcher (talk) 11:30, 16 March 2023 (UTC)