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School in Ireland hang on the walls. This important institution 
has rendered most efficient service in preparing young men and 
boys for duty in connection with the fisheries of Great Britain and 
the English Colonies. 
A seine over one-quarter of a mile long, made in Russia; a 
fine collection of hooks from England; buoys, nets, fish-traps, 
etc., from other countries, are also located in this alcove. 
Over the door leading from the Alcove to Hall No. 23 is a fine 
specimen of the Sturgeon; it is from this fish that the useful pro- 
duct known as fish isinglass is taken. 
