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Yan tan tethera: A Celtic sheep-counting system
(
en.wikipedia.org
)
12 points
by
p0cc
1618 days ago
1 comments
nkurz
1618 days ago
Have you seen the famous folk song that starts with an explanation of these?
Jake Thackray 'Molly Metcalfe'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiXINuf5nbI
link
p0cc
1618 days ago
Thanks for sharing. Hearing it spoken aloud highlights how the numbers flow into each other, almost like the letters LMNO in the alphabet.
link
Jake Thackray 'Molly Metcalfe'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiXINuf5nbI