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1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Field	Value
type	Senior Club
year	1997–98
dates	21 September 1997 – 17 March 1998
teams	28
connacht	Sarsfields
connachtlink	Sarsfields GAA (Galway)
munster	Clarecastle
leinster	Birr
ulster	Dunloy
matches	31
team	Birr
titles	2nd
captain	Joe Errity
manager	Pad Joe Whelahan
team2	Sarsfields
team2link	Sarsfields GAA (Galway)
captain2	Pádraig Kelly
topscorer	[[File:Colours of Sligo.svg	20px	border]] Ken Ralph (4–28)
previous	1996–97
next	1998–99

The 1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 21 September 1997 to 17 March 1998.

Wolfe Tones na Sionna of Clare were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Sixmilebridge in the quarter-finals of the 1996 Clare SHC. Dunnamaggin of Kilkenny and Sarsfields of Cork made their championship debuts.

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 17 March 1998, between Birr of Offaly and Sarsfields of Galway, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Birr won the match by 1–13 to 0–09 to claim a second title.

Clarecastle's Ken Ralph was the championship's top scorer with 4–28.

Results

[[Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

First round

Second round

Semi-final

Final

[[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-final

(aet)

Final

Championship Statistics

Scoring

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ken Ralph	Clarecastle	4–28	40	5	8.00
2	Gregory O'Kane	Dunloy	3–28	37	4	9.25
3	Aidan Donohue	Sarsfields	2–28	34	4	8.50
4	Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–29	32	3	10.66
5	Gary Cahill	Birr	0–28	28	6	4.66
6	Dom Greally	Tooreen	1–19	22	3	7.33
7	Declan Pilkington	Birr	4-08	20	6	3.33
8	Darren Hanniffy	Birr	1–16	19	6	3.16
9	Alistair Elliott	Dunloy	4-06	18	4	4.50
Jamesie Brennan	O'Toole's	1–15	18	2	9.00
10	Pat Ryan	Sarsfields	2–11	17	2	8.50

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Dom Greally	Tooreen	1–10	13	Four Roads Hurling Club
Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	1–10	13	Ballyheigue
Aidan Donohue	Sarsfields	1–10	13	Dunloy
2	Jamesie Brennan	O'Toole's	1-09	12	St. Mullin's
3	Gregory O'Kane	Dunloy	1-08	11	Lavey
Ken Ralph	Clarecastle	1-08	11	St. Gabriel's
Gary Kirby	Patrickswell	0–11	11	Clarecastle
4	Mark Hennessy	Naas	2-04	10	Longford Slashers
Pat Ryan	Sarsfields	2-04	10	Ballygunner
Ollie Collins	Lavey	2-04	10	Dunloy
Gregory O'Kane	Dunloy	1-07	10	Ballygalget
Ken Ralph	Clarecastle	1-07	10	Ballygunner
Pat Coady	St. Mullin's	0–10	10	Naomh Moninne

References

Breheny, Martin. (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent.
O'Flynn, Diarmuid. (22 October 2005). "O’Connell taking it all in his stride". Irish Examiner.
(8 May 2004). "Cloonan at crossroads in search of fulfillment". Irish Independent.
(13 October 1997). "Dunnamaggin are superb". Irish Times.
(5 October 2022). "Imokilly hurlers recall senior county success 25 years on". Echo Live.
(18 March 1998). "Whelehan majestic as Birr heroes conquer Sarsfields". Irish Independent.
Corrigan, Kevin. (15 January 2021). "FEATURE: Magnificent Birr were a real force of nature during their glorious heyday". Offaly Live.

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