▁just ▁over ▁. ▁These ▁give ▁the ▁pri ory ▁the ▁appearance ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁for tr ess ▁than ▁of ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁worship ▁and ▁from ▁them ▁comes ▁its ▁local ▁name ▁of ▁" Se ven ▁Cast les ". ▁ ▁The ▁Call an ▁August in ian ▁Fri ary ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁Call an . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁" Ab bey ▁M ead ow " ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁East ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁R over . ▁Edmund ▁Butler ▁of ▁P ott ler ath , ▁a ▁noted ▁patron ▁of ▁literature , ▁successfully ▁pet ition ed ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁II ▁for ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁fri ary ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 1 . ▁After ▁Edmund ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 2 , ▁the ▁actual ▁buildings ▁were ▁ere cted ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁James , ▁probably ▁after ▁ 1 4 6 7 ▁when ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁pap al ▁disp ens ation ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁conc ub ine , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁related . ▁▁ 1 8 th - century ▁brid ges ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁brid ges ▁in ▁County ▁Kil ken ny . ▁These ▁brid ges ▁are ▁an ▁important ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁engineering ▁and ▁transport ▁her itage ▁of ▁County ▁Kil ken ny ▁and ▁so ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁In ventory ▁of ▁Arch itect ural ▁Heritage ▁( N IA H ) ▁Building ▁Survey . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Flo od ▁of ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁was hed ▁away ▁many