Early life Ireton was born on September 21, 1882, in
Baltimore, Maryland to John and Mary (née Sheridan) Ireton; his father was from
County Wexford,
Ireland. He studied at
St. Charles College in Catonsville, Maryland, and at
St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. He then studied for a year at the Apostolic Mission House in
Washington, D.C. Returning to Baltimore, Ireton served as a
curate at St. Gregory's Parish in Baltimore until 1926, when he became
pastor of St. Ann's Parish in Baltimore.
Death and legacy On April 26, 1958, Ireton became very ill after giving a presentation at
Marymount University in
Arlington, Virginia; he was rushed to
Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Peter Ireton died the next day at age 75. ==References==