Furlong the fundamental unit of land measurement. A furlong was forty rods, an acre four by 40 rods, or four rods by one furlong, and thus 160 square rods. At the time, the Saxons used the North German foot, which was 10 percent longer than the foot of today. When England changed to the shorter foot in the late 13th century, rods and furlongs remained unchanged, since property boundaries were already defined in rods and furlongs. The only thing that changed was the number of feet and yards in a rod or a furlong, and the number of square feet and
Daniel Furlong McGinty left. Furlong, like McGinty when he had joined the group, is a soprano. He holds the title of being the youngest current Celtic Thunder member, even though he was a guest member of the singing group. In 2015, Furlong featured in the St Peter's College and Loreto Secondary School Wexford joint production of "Les Misérables School Edition" as the lead role, "Jean Valjean." The show was staged for four nights in the Dun Mhuire Theatre from 7–10 December. Daniel Furlong Daniel Furlong (born 3 January 1998) is an Irish singer. He is known for winning the third series of