| 1997 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Champions: | Birr |
| Count: | 13 |
| Champions Captain: | Joe Errity |
| Runners-Up: | Seir Kieran |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Johnny Dooley |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1996 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
| Next Tournament: | 1998 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship |
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]