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graveyard, reaching Glenarm about four o'clock, where, after 

 refreshments, a visit was paid to the grounds of Glenarm Castle, 

 the seat of the Earl of Antrim, and afterwards to the interesting 

 museum of Mr. Thompson, of Glenarm, which contains many 

 specimens of the natural history and antiquities of the neighbour- 

 hood, as well as some choice productions of foreign countries, all 

 most tastefully arranged- The other section of the party, anxious 

 to reach Belfast by an earlier train, were again attracted to Garron 

 Tower, where the armory, &c, were kindly thrown open to their 

 inspection. 



All arrived safely in Belfast, having spent a most enjoyable time, 

 the weather, though not very bright, having been, with the excep- 

 tion of one forenoon, most suitable for an extended excursion. 



On 9th August, to 



TOOME BRIDGE. 



The fourth excursion of the Society took place on Satur- 

 day, 9th August, when a small party set out by the 9-45 train for 

 Toome Bridge. The village of Toome, which is unimportant, is 

 situated at the northern end of Lough Neagh, on the Lower Bann, 

 and is noted for the extensive eel fisheries which are in its 

 vicinity. There are several of these at different points on the 

 river, and their management gives employment to many hands 

 during the greater part of the autumn and winter. In construction 

 they are very simple, being V shaped avenues of strong wickerwork 

 erected on poles in the stream. The point where the avenues 

 converge is formed of a strong funnel-shaped net, into which the 

 eels when descending the river find their way. By an arrangement 

 the fish, when past a certain point in the net, cannot return, but 

 are transferred by the fishermen into large floating tanks, from 



