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George Shiels

1881 - 1949

George Shiels was born in Co. Antrim, on 24th June 1881. He emigrated to America as a young man and worked on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1913 an accident left him confined to a wheelchair for life. He wrote his first play (under the pseudonym Geo Morshiels) Away from the Moss, which was staged by the Ulster Literary Theatre in 1918. Shiel's work attracted the attention of the Abbey Theatre, which staged his one-act comedy Bedmates in 1921.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Away from the Moss George Shiels
Bedmates George Shiels
Borderwine George Shiels
Cartney and Kevney George Shiels
Felix Reid and Bob George Shiels
First Aid George Shiels
Give Him a House George Shiels
Grogan and the Ferret George Shiels
Insurance Money George Shiels
Macook's Corner George Shiels
Mountain Dew George Shiels
Mountain Post George Shiels
Neal Maquade George Shiels
Paul Twyning George Shiels
Professor Tim George Shiels
Quin's Secret George Shiels
Tenants At Will George Shiels
The Caretakers George Shiels
The Fort Field George Shiels
The Jailbird George Shiels
The New Gossoon George Shiels
The New Regime George Shiels
The Old Broom George Shiels
The Passing Day George Shiels
The Retrievers George Shiels
The Rugged Path George Shiels
The Summit George Shiels