1997 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 17 April – 21 September 1997 | ||
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| Teams | 20 | ||
| Sponsor | PMG Steel | ||
| Champions | Patrickswell (16th title) Pa Carey (captain) Phil Bennis (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Garryspillane Brendan Bonnar (manager) | ||
| Relegated | Blackrock | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Top scorer(s) | Gary Kirby (7-61) | ||
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The 1997 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 103rd staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage took place on 11 February 1997. The championship ran from 17 April to 21 September 1997.
Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 21 September 1997 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Garryspillane, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Patrickswell won the match by 1–12 to 0–09 to claim their 16th championship title overall and a third title in succession.
Patrickswell's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 7-61.