Gregory von Feinaigle
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Life ?1765-1819; b. Bunden (Germany); fnd. a school near Mountjoy Sq., Dublin, and there taught on the basis of his own mnemonic method; his name gave rise to the verbal phrase feinaigle [or finagle] meaning to achieve an effect by sleight of hand (wangle, cheat, manipulate, &c.); a bust can be seen in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Co, Dublin.
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