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History

Logonna-Daoulas 1900
Logonna-Daoulas town centre
In the XIIIth century, Logonna-Daoulas (old priory part of Daoulas’ abbey) was part of Irvillac’s parish. The legend pretends that Saint Monna, who came from Ireland in the Vth century, landed here with a stone trough he used to cross the sea. He built a church in the highest part of the Logonna’s peninsula from which he was able to see his sister’s church Saint Nonne in Dirinon.

Logonna’s seigneury was separated from Daoulas’ around 1208 and was given to Guyomarch de Léon -4th son of Hervé de Léon, Lord of Châteauneuf. Logonna-Daoulas was the hereditary chief town of the Rosmorduc family who from the XIIIth century owned the actual village and several places in the nearby parishes.

In the XVII th century, Logonna-Daoulas was mainly an agricultural, breeding and fishing centre. It became very important following the exploitation of two stone bearings. The first bearing is made of hard and fine granite, Kersantite, also known locally as Kersanton which name comes from Kersanton’s hamlet in Loperhet where the first bearing was found.

The other bearing is a yellow ochre feldspath. Its colour is due to the iron oxide within the bearing. It is known as “Logonna’s stone”. The stone is extracted from the Roz quarries which were used from the XVI th century onwards.

Logonna’s stone sculpting qualities and ease of transportation by water has made this stone very popular especially for religious monuments in the region.

Moulin Mer Logonna-Daoulas
Moulin Mer Logonna-Daoulas
At the beginning of the XX th century, the quarries employed over 300 people. Most of them came from “outside” (other places then the peninsula) and got married with Logonna’s girls. Farmers, fishermen and oyster farmers were also working at the quarries during the bad season.

Until 1885, a tide mill with eleven pairs of grinding wheels was actively used. It is located in “Moulin Mer” (Sea Mill) in front of our domain.

Scallop fishing was another important activity on the peninsula until the second part of the XX th century.