Yan tan tethera: A Celtic sheep-counting system (opens in new tab)

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12 pointsp0cc4y ago2 comments

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nkurz4y ago· 1 in thread

Have you seen the famous folk song that starts with an explanation of these?

Jake Thackray 'Molly Metcalfe'

p0ccOP4y ago

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

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