g ▁ 1 5 1 ▁▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁fight ▁between ▁C uch ul ain n ▁and ▁Ferd i ad ▁is ▁a ▁late ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁T á in , ▁origin ating ▁not ▁earlier ▁than ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁century ▁and ▁drawing ▁on ▁earlier ▁episodes ▁in ▁the ▁story . ▁Ferd i ad ▁means ▁" man / war rior ▁of ▁the ▁pair " ▁( Di ad ▁related ▁to ▁d ï as , ▁" two ▁persons "). ▁But ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁read ▁as ▁" F ear " ▁( man ) ▁" dia " ▁( god ), ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁C ú ch ul ain n ' s ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁literal ▁god - man ▁( be ing ▁a ▁dem ig od , ▁his ▁father ▁the ▁chief ▁god ▁L ugh ). ▁▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁The ▁ford ▁on ▁which ▁he ▁died ▁is ▁named ▁Á th ▁F h ird i ad ▁( F erd i ad ' s ▁ford ▁in ▁Irish ) ▁Ar de e , ▁County ▁L outh ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁( B a ile ▁Á tha ▁F h ird h ia ' '). ▁ ▁A ▁bronze ▁statue ▁stands ▁in ▁Bridge ▁Street , ▁Ar de e ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁battle ▁and ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Ferd i ad . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : U l ster ▁Cy cle ▁Category : Char acters ▁in ▁T á in ▁B ó ▁C ú ail n ge ▁Category : L GB T ▁them es ▁in ▁myth ology <0x0A> </s> ▁Me zza ▁can