Complex sentence: At the age of nine, Paddy's father died, as the new head of the family his mother relied heavily on Paddy for both emotional support and to help work their 35 acre farm in County Armagh.
Split into simpler sentences: At the age of nine, Paddy's father died. As the new head of the family his mother relied heavily on Paddy for both emotional support and to help work their 35 acre farm in County Armagh.