People

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