Relief and Drainage

•  The landscape is low-lying and undulating. This allows the use of machinery and as a result modern farming techniques are used here.
• The only exception is the Wicklow Mountains, they riise to 1000 metres and are unsuitable for most farming. The only farming option here is the rough grazing of sheep.
• Most of the land is used for forestry.
• The mountains provide shelter for low lying areas, raising the  soil temperatures and helping crops to grow.
• The shelter from the mountains also mean there is less soil erosion from wind and rain.
• The major rivers of this region include the . Liffey and Boyne.
• There is good drainage as the bedrock is limestone rock.
• Free drainage and there is no waterlogging which would prevent crop growth.