Transport
Ballinamore railway station opened on 24 October 1887, but finally closed on 1 April 1959. It was part of the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway and was the hub of the line, with the locomotive depot and works. It was the point where the line from Dromod through Mohill and Ballinamore to Belturbet branched to Kiltubrid, Drumshanbo and Arigna.
The Ballinamore and Ballyconnell Canal was opened in 1860 but was not a success and fell in to disrepair. It was restored in 1994 as the Shannon-Erne Waterway and now brings more tourists into the town.
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