Growing up in Cork in the 1970s, Coilín "The" Oh-Aissieux was introduced to several different traditions in Irish storytelling, urban and rural, in both English and the Irish language.

Film studies at the European Film College (Denmark) and at Screenwriters Copenhagen led to a deepening understanding of dramaturgy as it applies to the adaptation of old tales for new audiences, and to the development of intriguing new plots for live storytelling performances for intelligent adult audiences.

During a seven-year exile in Denmark, Coilín gained access to collections of powerful, primal shamanic tales, collected in Greenland by the Danish explorer, Knud Rasmussen, and in Siberia by the anthropologist, Rane Willerslev.

Coilín's public performances are intended primarily to entertain an audience of young urban adults who might otherwise go to the cinema. He founded the Narrative Arts Club in 2005 to bring storytelling to this audience.