- Arrangements
- The Final
- Division 2 Final stages
- References
- External links
National Camogie League 1997| Championship Details | | Dates | | | Competitors | | | Sponsor | | | National Camogie League winners |
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| Winners | Cork (7th title) | | Captain | Linda Mellerick | | Manager | | | National Camogie League Runners-up |
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| Runners-up | Kilkenny | | Captain | | | Manager | | | Matches played | | The 1997 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Kilkenny in the final, played at Páirc Uí Rinn.[1][2] ArrangementsKilkenny overpowered Kilkenny 4-17 to 3-10 in the semi-final but had t play the final without Sinéad Millea who had gone to the USA. Cork defeated Galway 0-17 to 1-10 in the semi-final. The FinalCork took command of the final almost immediately and ran out 15-point winners.[3][4][5][6][7] Division 2The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Antrim who defeated Down in an all-Ulster final. Final stages{{footballbox |date = June 8
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| | Cork: | | |
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| GK | 1 | Cora Keohane (Barryroe) | | FB | 2 | Eithne Duggan (Bishopstown) | | RWB | 3 | Denise Cronin (Glen Rovers) | | CB | 4 | Sandie Fitzgibbon (Glen Rovers) | | LWB | 5 | Mags Finn (Fr O'Neill’s) | | MF | 6 | Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) | | MF | 7 | Vivienne Harris (Bishopstown) (0-4) | | MF | 8 | Mary O'Connor (Killeagh) | | RWF | 9 | Sinéad O'Callaghan (Ballinhassig) | | CF | 10 | Fiona O'Driscoll (Fr O'Neill’s) | | LWF | 11 | Irene O'Keeffe (2-0) (Inniscarra) | | FF | 12 | Lynn Dunlea (Glen Rovers) | |
| | Kilkenny: | | |
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| GK | 1 | Miriam Holland (Lisdowney) | | FB | 2 | Ann Downey (Lisdowney) | | RWB | 3 | Margaret Hickey ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090302100848/http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=9 St Lachtain's]) | | CB | 4 | Mairéad Costelloe ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090302100848/http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=9 St Lachtain's]) | | LWB | 5 | Kelly Long ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090302100848/http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=9 St Lachtain's]) | | MF | 6 | Gillian Maher ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090302100848/http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=9 St Lachtain's]) | | MF | 7 | Marina Downey(Lisdowney) | | MF | 8 | Caitríona Carey ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090302100848/http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=9 St Lachtain's]) | | RWF | 9 | Margaret Comerford (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) | | CF | 10 | Brigid Mullally (Glenmore) | | LWF | 11 | Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Inistioge) | | FF | 12 | Catherine Dunne (Carrickshock) | |
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References{{Clear}}1. ^{{cite book | last = Moran | first = Mary | authorlink = Mary Moran (camogie) | title = A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie | publisher = Cumann Camógaíochta | year = 2011 | location = Dublin, Ireland | pages = 460}} 978-1-908591-00-5
2. ^National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
3. ^Report of final in Evening Echo, June 9, 1997
4. ^Report of final in Irish Independent, June 9, 1997
5. ^Report of final in Irish Times, June 9, 1997
6. ^Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 9, 1997
7. ^Report of final in Irish News, June 9, 1997
External links{{start box}}{{succession box|title=National Camogie League|before= National Camogie League 1996 |after= National Camogie League 1998|years=1977 – present}}{{end box}}{{National Camogie League}}{{Gaelic games in Ireland}} 2 : 1997 in camogie|National Camogie League seasons |