ANSTHRLD - Group Name Help

[Darin K. Herndon]

>WE have tenetavely chosen Feochadan Fearann (Irish for land of 
>thistles) but we are open to advice and suggestions.  Tony

Well I offered help and now I turn to my fellow heralds (they had to 
choose Irish Gaelic about which I know so little).

Question 1:  To any who know/work with Irish Gaelic, is the above a 
correct translation for Land of Thistles?

Question 2:  Would an article be required for this name?  For 
example, should it appear as Canton of <Land of Thistles> or as 
Canton of the <Land of the Thistles> (all in brackets translated)?

Question 3:  Is Land of Thistles an appropriate period group name?

My own thoughts on question 3 support it as better than a lot of 
group names I've run across.  The "Land of" part bothers me a little 
bit though.  If it is a Canton, then it is a geographic space so the 
"Land of" seems redundant.  On the other hand, Canton of <Thistles> 
seems a little lacking.

Since I will see him at Moonschadowe, any comments/suggestions?

Seigneur Etienne
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