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Yan tan tethera: A Celtic sheep-counting system
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p0cc
on Jan 9, 2022
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nkurz
on Jan 9, 2022
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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
p0cc
on Jan 9, 2022
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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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Jake Thackray 'Molly Metcalfe'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiXINuf5nbI