under the Penal Laws, between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote. John Wesley passed through in 1760, and noted Two young people, Geraldine O'Reilly, from Staghall, Belturbet, and Patrick Stanley, from Clara, County Offaly, were killed by a Loyalist car bomb in Belturbet on 28 December 1972. Education The town has three primary schools, including St. Mary's BNS (a male primary school for second class up to sixth class), Fairgreen National School (a mixed-gender Church of Ireland school, and Covent of Mercy National School (educating boys up to first class and girls up to sixth class). The town's only secondary school is St Bricins Vocational School, a vocational school run by County Cavan VEC. Transport Rail transport The railway station in Belturbet has recently been restored and is back to its former glory. It was opened on 29 June 1885 for the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) connecting to the broad gauge branch to Ballyhaise railway station on the Clones to Cavan line. It also served the narrow gauge Cavan and Leitrim Railway to Dromod and Arigna, for which it opened on 24 October 1887. The station finally closed for all services on 1 April 1959. Belturbet railway station is a railway museum. Coach/ bus transport Bus Éireann Expressway Route 30, jointly operated with McGeehan Coaches. This bus route links Dublin with Donegal providing several stops per day. This bus runs several times daily. Also, Ulsterbus Route 58 from Enniskillen has its terminus in the town. The bus stop is located outside the former post office on the Diamond (for Cavan/Dublin-bound services it is on the opposite side of the road). Leydons Coaches operate route 930 linking the town to Cavan, Ballyconnell, Bawnboy, Swanlinbar and Enniskillen. Roads The Staghall to Drumaloor section of the N3 Belturbet Bypass opened on 2 August 2013. The remainder to the south opened on 13 December 2013. Economy Economic contributors to the town include its retail, service and tourist industries. There is a business park to the north east of the town and smaller employers within the town itself. Tourism facilities include fishing, boat cruising, the local railway station and country walks. The town has its own festival, Belturbet Festival Of The Erne, which also includes the Lady Of the Erne competition. Employment for most of the locals is in Cavan town, Ballyconnell or other nearby areas. The town has