Dhing Jim Maitland a hata ard giota beag eile siar ar a cheann agus dhearg sé toitín. Os a choinne amach bhí solais Londain ag trilsiú chomh tiubh leis na réaltaí san aer. Taobh amuigh den doras a bhí sé i ndiaidh a dhúnadh, bhí beagán coinnle sáite i mbuidéil, cuid acu as agus cuid acu sna pointí a ba deise dó. Na coinnle sáite i mbuidéil fholmha an cineálsolais a b'áin leis an Aos Óg Aerach.
Nótaí
ding - used here with no reference to packing or stuffing, just pushing with force
dearg - make red - light
solais = soilse
trilsiú - sparkling
chomh tiubh leis na réaltaí - as thick as the stars - 'leis' is the preposition used in Irish when the comparison is to a thing/things - with clauses 'agus' is used: níl sé chomh mór agus a bhí sé - He is not as big as he was.
an doras a bhí sé i ndiaidh a dhúnadh - the door he was after closing. English would use a pluperfect tense: the door he had (just) closed
Na coinnle sáite i mbuidéil fholmha - (The) candles stuck in empty bottles - Irish uses the article
an cineál solais ab áin(áíl) leis an Aos Óg Aerach - the kind of light preferred by the Young Gay Generation