I ran across these flowers growing in a park not far from the cruise terminal and train station in Cobh, Ireland.

When I first asked the internet what they might be, it came back with Geraniums, but interestingly, adding the information they grew in Ireland, in a seemingly wild profusion, the AI then added they might indeed be Purple Cranebills.

Information on the Purple Cranbill per Wikipedia

From Claude.AI:

Based on the additional context that these images were taken in Cobh, Ireland, the purple flowers are likely Geranium Cranebills rather than typical garden geraniums.

Geranium Cranebills, also known as Meadow Cranesbill, are a wild, native species of geranium found throughout Ireland and other parts of Europe. They have a similar five-petal purple flower structure to garden geraniums, but the leaves and overall growth habit tend to be more wild and naturalistic, as seen in the images.

The long, trailing stems and lush, dense groupings of flowers suggest these are indeed Geranium Cranebills growing naturally in the landscape around Cobh. This is a common sight in Ireland’s meadows, roadsides and other natural areas. Thank you for the additional context – it helps me identify these as the native Cranebill species rather than cultivated geraniums.