Pettigo Railway Station and Market Yard.

The Great Northern Railway branch line from Bundoran Junction near Kilskeery, Co. Tyrone to Bundoran, Co. Donegal opened in 1866 with the ultimate intention of going on to Sligo. Bundoran Junction was on the Enniskillen to Derry line. This line passed through, Irvinestown, Kesh, Pettigo, Belleek and Ballyshannon en route to Bundoran. It greatly aided the movement and export of agricultural produce such as sheep and cattle and the import and distribution of coal, building materials and imported food. Livestock were loaded onto the train from the nearby Pettigo Market Yard.
The train also carried people to the developing seaside resort of Bundoran whose first hotel, the Hamilton Hotel, was built by Pettigo man, Hazlett Hamilton, who was a major property owner in Pettigo. The railway closed down in 1957. The firm of Messrs. Brassey and Field completed the railway after the previous contractor become bankrupt. The return fare from Pettigo to Bundoran in 1866 was 3rd class 1 shilling, 2nd class 1s-6 pence and 1st class 2 shillings (10 pence). The railway was also very important in opening up access to the Lough Derg pilgrimage for people from all over Ireland.