John Francis Armstrong John Francis Armstrong was born near Tubbercurry in County Sligo, Ireland in September of 1845, the first year of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1851). About JF Armstrong Timelines Georgia Historical Society 1883 Letter to John Devoy Spring 1887 Letters to JF Ireland Maps 1886 Meeting withC.S. Parnell 1887 Condolence Letters to JF Augusta, GAFamily County Sligo Family