Well, wiki says

the blight / famine took "many fewer lives [in Scotland than in Ireland] .... there was relatively little starvation [in Scotland]). Although "The terms on which charitable relief was given, however, led to destitution and malnutrition amongst its recipients."

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can't see anything much about Lancashire on the web, other than that lots of Irish people went there during the famine. Which I guess suggests they weren't as badly hit, either?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Feb 17, 17:16:14