Abstract
Following a resurgence of militant resistance to British rule among Irish Nationalists in 1916, the landmass of Ireland was divided in 1921. Twenty-six counties gained independence from Britain and become the Republic of Ireland, while 6 counties, in the northeast, remained politically attached to Britain and became known as Northern Ireland. Since the partitioning of Northern Ireland from the Republic, politicalmotivated violence has been used by those fighting for a united Ireland free of British rule, as well as those defending Northern Ireland's union with Britain. This violence reached a greater intensity and ferocity in the late 1960s with the start of what is referred to as “the Troubles.” This piece examines the many manifestations of trauma in Northern Ireland, from the familial and interpersonal to the social and political. Moreover, attention is given to the growing study of dissociation in Northern Ireland. Case examples are used throughout to highlight salient points and demonstrate the human cost of trauma and dissociation.
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