So Proud To Have Been Born In Skares
A Memory of Skares.
I had a lump in my throat reading about Skares. I was born there but the family, Mum, Dad, brother Jim and I moved to Cumnock when I was one year old so Cumnock is Hame to me.
Mum was a Skares lass Mary Hazlett (nee Davidson). The Davidsons lived in the Auld Raw I believe. Andy, Maggie, sons David and James, daughters Jenny and Mary.
My Dad Alex "Sanny" Hazlett was from Ochiltree. I was born in 106 Middle Raw.
The piper, Jim Stuart lived across the road from us in Glenramskill and the Ned Rutherford, Chip shop owner's son Graham was "ower the dyke" fae Jim. In fact Glenramskill was full of Ex Skares yins
and if they were anything to go by Skares Must indeed have been a special place as the lady said in her memory. I am proud to have it as my place of birth in my passport. I have been asked often in several different places around the world where Skares is located. I reply that it is a wee mining village in Ayrshire and if you don't know where that is you don't know what you are missing.
Drew Hazlett, 25/07/2015
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