| Event | 1997 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 12 October 1997 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 24th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Monaghan led 2–9 to 1–3 at half-time and won by two points in the end. [1]
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