Furlong the common length for English Measures four Poles, as answering indifferently to the Englishs Mile and Acre, 10 such Chains in length making a Furlong, and 10 single square Chains an Acre, so that a square Mile contains 640 square Acres." —John Ogilby, Britannia, 1675 The official use of the furlong was abolished in the United Kingdom under the Weights and Measures Act 1985, an act that also abolished the official use of many other traditional units of measurement. In Myanmar, furlongs are currently used in conjunction with miles to indicate distances on highway signs. Mileposts on the Yangon–Mandalay Expressway
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