Abbot of Dercongal
The Abbot of Dercongal or Abbot of Holywood was the head of the Premonstratensian monastic community of Dercongal Abbey. The history of the abbots of the house is obscure and very few are known by name. The following is a list of abbots and commendators who are known:- Odo Ydonc, 1225
- Dungald, 1296
- Walter, 1356-1372
- William Adougan, 1394-1415
- Thomas Adunyl, 1432
- Nicholas Bilsack, 1474-1491
- John Douglas, 1485-1491
- John MacCanish, 1490
- John Welch, 1491-1507 x 1519
- John Maxwell, 1516-1523
List of known commendators
- William Kennedy, 1524-1540
- Thomas Campbell, 1548-1579
- James Johnston of Dunskellie, 1580-1600
- John Johnston of Castlemilk, 1600-1617
- Thomas Forrester, 1617