Need help identifying little gilded book like case in field at back of church

[Clonloum123]

It's gilded copper and opened up like a book when I got it but hinge broke, its only 4 and a half cm tall and 4 cm wide, what was it and what was in it ?

 

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[islamoradamark]

part of old roof?

 

[DCMatt]

Possibly the remains of a chatelaine notepad. Late Victorian era.

This one is 1.5 X 2 inches.

It's hard to tell much from your pictures. They are to low res and out of focus...

 

[Clonloum123]

Thanks, that's great, it was in fields behind the protestant church and the Catholic priests parochial house, probably the Catholic priests