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Yan tan tethera: A Celtic sheep-counting system (en.wikipedia.org)
12 points by p0cc 1618 days ago
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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

Thanks for sharing. Hearing it spoken aloud highlights how the numbers flow into each other, almost like the letters LMNO in the alphabet.