[2] May Craig performed on six tours of North America with the Abbey Theatre and has been described as one of Ireland's senior character actresses.

[3] She made her American debut in 1932, at the Ambassador Theater, New York.

While in New York during 1932-33 she appeared in Autumn Fire, The Big House, King Oedipus, The Well of the Saints and Church Street.

[4] In 1931 she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called A Disciple[5] and in 1947 she appeared in In Search of Valour[6] where she played the part of Mrs. Maher.

As an actress, May Craig has been seen in movies such as The Rising of the Moon (1957), The Quiet Man (1952), Girl with Green Eyes (1964), Johnny Nobody (1961) and Saintly Sinners (1962).