Talk:Highland Potato Famine
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Having recently created the article I am having second thoughts about its title (Highlands and Islands Potato Famine (1846 - 1857)). I am not sure the 19th century famine extended into Orkney and Shetland (although potato dependence was probably very common in those island areas) and Highlands and Islands seems to be a late 19th century idea designed to combine in one area the Highlands of Scotland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. Highlands does reasonably include the Hebrides (including the Western Isles) and was generally presumed to do so during the 19th century. I am planning a move to Highland Potato Famine (1846 - 1857). Laurel Bush 09:51, 31 May 2005 (UTC).
