1997 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Champions

Birr (13th title)
Joe Errity (captain)

Runners-up

Seir Kieran
Johnny Dooley (captain)

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The 1997 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.

Seir Kieran were the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 5 October 1997 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Birr and Seir Kieran, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in three years.^[2] Birr won the match by 0–14 to 2–04 to claim their 13th championship title overall and a first title in three years.^[3]^[4]

Results

Final

Birr v Seir Kieran

5 October 1997 Final	Birr	0-13 - 2-04	Seir Kieran	St Brendan's Park
	G Cahill 0-6, D Hanniffy 0-2, Barry Whelehan 0-1, Brian Whelehan 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, M Claffey 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 1-2, B Dooley 1-0, M Mulrooney 0-1, K Kealy 0-1.

References

^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Four years of achievement, 1994 to 1997". Seir Kieran GAA website. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "FEATURE: Magnificent Birr were a real force of nature during their glorious heyday". Offaly Live. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Club History". Birr GAA website. Retrieved 1 September 2024.