Furlong in most applications. Five furlongs are about 1.0 kilometre ( is the exact value, according to the international conversion). The name "furlong" derives from the Old English words ' (furrow) and ' (long). Dating back at least to early Anglo-Saxon times, it originally referred to the length of the furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field (a medieval communal field which was divided into strips). The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough without resting. This was standardised to be exactly 40 rods or 10 chains. The system of long furrows arose
Noel Furlong exceed $1,100,000. His 3 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,070,785 of those winnings. Furlong owns a carpet distribution company that does over $100 million worth of business a year. Because of his involvement with the carpet business, he doesn't play poker frequently, usually only the WSOP and tournaments in Ireland and western Europe. Furlong's other interests include owning horses and working as a horse trainer. Noel Furlong J. J. Furlong (born December 25, 1937 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish businessman and poker player who won the 1999 World Series of Poker main event. Furlong was born and raised