Complex sentence: Born in Conahy, County Kilkenny, Downey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Conahy, County Kilkenny, Downey first played competitive hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team.